Directions: Look back at the poem “The Fight” by John Montague and find language about the eggs from the first and second stanzas. Then, record your associations with those words. Which words stood out to you and why? How does the author’s word choice contribute to your feelings about the eggs? What other objects or concepts to those words remind you of? First Stanza:

Second Stanza:

Second Stanza:

c. to depict the cunningness of the federal soldiers



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.