2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? O A "Even the sacrifice of staying up late to do something unrelated to
school, they see as a risk to my academic work and college success."(
Paragraph 2)
OB "When I was traveling in China last fall and asked a student what she
did for fun, she replied: 'I thought I wasn't supposed to tell you that?" (
Paragraph 3)
OC "Students try their best to hide factors they perceive to be negative
and only tell us things they believe we will find impressive" (
Paragraph 5)
OD "The ability to bounce back is a fundamental life skill students have to
learn on their own. The lessons of failure can't be taught in a
classroom; they are experienhed and reflected upon: ( Paragraph 7)

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

should you be the one doing this journal entry? it says "your special talent or skill". are you gonna lie 'bout your talent and make us fake a talent for you?

also this is a really easy journal entry, you can just think of a skill your good at and write did you work hard to become good at this skill (ex: drawing, writing, math, playing music, etc.) or does it come naturally (like a cool trick that you can do with your body). you can do all of that in 150 words. just try and think of a talent and even if your bad at this talent just say your working hard to become good at it.

a is the indefinite article