choose one story from this list:

*president cleveland, where are you?

*raymond's run

*the bat-poet

*the white umbrella

*my father is a simple man (poem)

select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different?

What can be inferred about shirley chisholm based on the fact that she protested the amount of money america spent on the vietnam war while suffering citizens were hungry, poorly educated, and living in unsatisfactory conditions? a. she had an intense interest in education because she had been a teacher before becoming a politician. b. she could identify with the suffering citizens because of her childhood growing up during the great depression. c. she had a sincere belief that the government should provide for the well being of needy americans before focusing on the needs of other countries. d. she disapproved of the military because of the dominant role of men in that institution.

Which of the following is not a required characteristic of a well-written melody? variation in pitch shape lyrics phrase

What two unlike elements are being compared in this simile? the cyclops and the mast of a ship the cyclops' belly and his sheep manflesh and gulps of whey a mast and a flock of sheep