What form is the underlined verb in the sentence?
kelsey (wore) her purple raincoat to the park. a. present participle b. past c. past participle d. present

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Which of these excerpts from “a white heron” is an example of personification

Imagine that your favorite sports team has been nominated for an award. you’ve been selected to write a brief paragraph about why your team deserves to win the award. write two short paragraphs explaining why. in one paragraph, write a note to the commissioner of the league whose vote counts for 50% of the award recipient. in the second paragraph, write to voters participating in the online poll that will determine the remaining 50% of the vote. your topic is the same for each paragraph. adjust your writing to accommodate two different audiences.