Ionce saw a quiet man, staring at the sea. his skin was like the oak bark; his back looked like a c. i felt the wisdom of his eyes seeping into me. i thought he had existed since time could ever be. which literary device does the author use in this poem? a. metaphor b. alliteration c. rhyme d. onomatopoeia

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine