In which of the following does the author use figurative language to reach his or her
audience?
"the writer's job is to find the argument, the approach, the angle, the wording
that will take the reader with him. this is seldom easy, and it is particularly hard
in subjects that have been much discussed: college football, fraternities,
popular music, is chivalry dead? , and the like."
"this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of
negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came
as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years
later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation
and the chains of discrimination."
"in the corner next to the toilet was the sink at which we washed, and the
square tub in which my mother did our clothes. above it, tacked to the shelf on
which were pleasantly ranged square, blue-bordered white sugar and spice jars,
hung calendars from the public national bank on pitkin avenue and the
minsker progressive branch of the workmen's circle; receipts for the payment
of insurance premiums, and household bills on a spindle; two little boxes
engraved with hebrew letters. one of these was for the poor, the other to buy
back the land of israel."
"to begin with its whole architecture and fittings are uncompromisingly
victorian. it has no glass-topped tables or other modern miseries, and, on the
other hand, no sham roof-beams, ingle-nooks or plastic panels masquerading as
oak. the grained woodwork, the ornamental mirrors behind the bar, the cast-
iron fireplaces, the florid ceiling stained dark yellow by tobacco-smoke, the
stuffed bull's head over the mantelpiece -everything has the solid, comfortable
ugliness of the nineteenth century."

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Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3:

What best explains why the character asagai is a symbol for heritage ?