Read the passage from “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall.” Was that a goldfinch perching in the early September woods, or just the first turning leaf? A red-winged blackbird or a sugar maple closing up shop for the winter?

What is the figurative meaning of the phrase “closing up shop for the winter”?

It is a metaphor in which the “shop” is the summer.
It is a synecdoche in which one bird and one maple tree represent all of nature.
It is a hyperbole that means the trees are no longer green.
It is personification that makes the birds and trees seem like people doing seasonal chores.

Write an argumentative editorial that argues for or against young people’s ability to initiate positive change in their communities.

In what ways is crooks even more lonely than the other men on the ranch

Read the corporate document. upon becoming customers of topguide financial group, all clients agree to the following: information provided by employees of topguide financial group is subject to change without notice. any opinions therein are solely those of the author and may not reflect the views of topguide. topguide reserves the right to monitor, retain, and disclose all electronic communications, including email, that pass through its servers and communication systems. which text feature, if added, would best aid the reader’s understanding of this passage? a caption that lists the source of the text a heading that indicates the text’s purpose a graphic that illustrates the information in the text a recipient line that shows the text’s audience