Read the passage from “Like the Sun.” Two casualties for today, Sekhar said to himself. If I practice it for a week, I don’t think I shall have a single friend left. Based on this passage, what can you infer about Sekhar? Like the Sun A) He is convinced he should apologize for his honesty. B) He is weighing the pros and cons of total honesty. C) He realizes friendships are dependent on bending the truth. D) He regrets his decision to tell the truth for the day.

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