Anyone good at poetry? Please help identify the figurative language; simile or metaphor. Complete the chart and the questions below. PASSAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
WHAT IT COMPARES
HOW IT ADDS MEANING

Keep it../… like a pair of thick socks/ the cold cannot bite through. (I am Offering This Poem, line 5)

In her room at the prow of the house… (The Writer, line 1)

...how can a giant whale live in the small pool of his chest? (Hugging the Jukebox, line 10)

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Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

It's timed! overpopulation can affect the natural environment • limiting land available for crops.• lowering the standard of living.• causing the destruction of forests.• worsening sanitation in cities.

What does atticus do that makes mayella ewell think that he's making fun of her? what does this show us about mayella's life?