Read the excerpt below (from Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day") aloud and with expression. Emphasize different words to
change the meaning of the passage. Write one or two sentences discussing how the emphasis changes the meaning of the sentence.

All day yesterday they had read in class about the sun. About how like a lemon it was, and how hot. And they had written
small stories or essays or poems about it
I think the sun is a flower
That blooms for just one hour.
That was Margot's poem, read in a quiet voice in the still classroom while the rain was falling outside,

Subject: save the whales! dear professor crest, i know you are really busy and everything, but i was hoping that you could spend more time thinking about how to save the whales. it’s up to us to speak up on their behalf. it’s really wrong that some amusement parks use these poor, defenseless animals for recreational purposes. this must be stopped, and you’re the person to do it! ttyl, jules which revisions would make this e-mail more formal? check all that apply. a. removing the contractions b. removing the exclamation points c. removing the salutation d. removing the slang and casual speech e. removing the information about amusement parks

Besides the revisions listed in the paragraph, what else can deepak do to strengthen his paper?

Reflect on the passages above and your responses to them. compose a response to this questions: how does the use of metaphor bring to life or intensify whatever the author is describing? do you think metaphors enhance description or make them too difficult to understand? explain your response.