Read the passage below and answer the question. she was a beautiful baby. she blew shining bubbles of sound. she loved motion, loved light, loved colour and music and textures. she would lie on the floor in her blue overalls patting the surface so hard in ecstasy her hands and feet would blur. which figurative language technique is best represented in the quote above? onomotopoeia used to mimic the sound of blowing bubbles. simile used to compare emily to a beautiful baby. hyperbole used to exaggerate the speed that she moved her feet. imagery used to create a picture of emily as a baby.

Wi n t e r acrostic poem worth 10 points but giving 30

Choose the matching analogy plague: contagious a: confident: trustworthy b: loyal: companion c: nature: random d gather: congregate

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?