CREATE AND PRESENT Write a Literary Analysis
In the poem “5 P. M., Tuesday, August 23, 2005,” Patricia Smith uses personification to describe the storm that will eventually become Hurricane Katrina. Write an essay to interpret the effect of the personification in the poem.

•Identify the storm’s human qualities. Remember that personification can refer to emotions as well as physical characteristics.
•Describe what each example of personification means and what it tells you about the speaker’s attitude or frame of mind.
•Write a topic sentence for each paragraph that states one theme or key idea of those conveyed through the personification, metaphor or simile. Support your interpretation with details from the poem.
•Follow the Example. (Marrying)300 words

Using the library or the internet as a resource, locate and watch two different live production interpretations of act iii of our town. then, compare and contrast how the two interpretations represented the original play. did either of the interpretations make any changes to the original material? if so, how did it affect your experience as a viewer? did you interpret the characters any differently after watching the live productions? why or why not?

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.