Let the night sky cover him as he dies.

let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven

and take up his cold hands.

–"the legend,"
garrett hongo

the weaver girl is a reference to an old legend told in some asian and american indian cultures. it refers to the annual festival called tanabata, which means "evening of the seventh.” the legend states that the milky way crosses the sky and separates two people in love. they are allowed to meet only once a year to be together for one day. it is on this night that tanabata is celebrated.

read the excerpt from the poem and the information about the allusion to the weaver girl. then, write two to three sentences that draw a conclusion about how this allusion develop a theme of the poem.

Write a 150-word essay in which you explain how the theme of conflict is developed through the characters in "two kinds." be sure to cite examples from the text in your response. writer word count: of 150 overall score: next question ask for turn it in

Read this statement: "but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." how is this statement related to figurative language? this statement demonstrates personification. this statement demonstrates a hyperbole. this statement demonstrates a onomatoepia. this demonstrates a simile.

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”