Recall the definitions and uses of literary devices you have learned in this lesson. Review the definitions and uses of literary devices. Read and annotate the excerpt, identifying all the literary devices you find. Describe the meaning of the literary devices. Evaluate details and devices to determine the key ideas in the text and determine the author’s purpose. Determine why the author used the devices and how they support the purpose of the text. Then, write a paragraph that identifies literary devices in the excerpt, explains why the author uses each of them, and explains how they help the author achieve his purpose.

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.

Write 3 sentences about an animal of your choice