do you know how much plastic human beings consume each year? each year, more than eight million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean. that's enough grocery bags to cover every foot of coastline around the world. there are ways that every person can reduce plastic waste, though, starting by eliminating the use of plastic straws.
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50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so

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True or false: this sentence is written correctly: “so i went to the park yesterday and saw becky. she was so excited to see me! she even said, ‘hey girlfriend! ’ when i ran into her,” said veronica. question 4 options: true false question 5 (2 points) true or false: an indirect quotation does not need quotes for example: mary told me that she was tired of school. question 5 options: true false