CREATIVE WRITING WITH LITERARY DEVICES 1. Write one sentence about discrimination using one hyperbole.
2. Write one sentence about illegal immigration using one oxymoron.
3. Write one sentence about unhealthy relationships using one metaphor.
4. Write one sentence about beauty standards using one simile.
5. Write one sentence about mental health using personification.
6. Write one sentence about family using symbolism.

Select the correct answer. during which stage of the active reading strategy would you identify the theme of a story? a. a = ask questions. b. c = create connections. c. t = track down important information. d. i = make inferences. e. v = visualize. f. e = eureka! combine information.

Sonnet 57 being your comprehension your servant is the a. speaker b. person addressed in the poem c. husband of the speakers beloved d. beloveds serving woman

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war.b. america’s history of international involvement.c. a new kind of threat to american security.d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.