Read the excerpt from “the lottery.” bobby martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; bobby and harry jones and dickie delacroix—the villagers pronounced this name "dellacroy"—eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. what type of descriptive language is used in the excerpt? a. figurative language b. sensory details c. strong verbs d. metaphor

Write two sentences that incorporate 'imagery' (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Ineed writing a reflective essay about hiking?