Fall The chilly weather settles into your bones.
Those once green leaves turn
Red, yellow, orange, and brown?
CRRUNCH! go the leaves o
Beneath your feet.
The birds fly in a victory "V" formation,
To where the sun rules the skies. S
The days of winter are lurking around
Waiting to be free falling.

Label the lines of the poem that use one of the following poetic devices: simile, metaphor,
personification, alliteration, or onomatopoeia.

Underline the words that create imagery in this poem.

Describe the mental image (sight) in your head as you read this poem. You can also include a
description of your other senses - sound, taste, touch, and smell - if the poem sparked any of
them for you.

How does twain’s use of understatement serve his purpose

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."

What central idea does this passage develop? the impact of fate the integrity of leaders the ruthlessness of power the importance of friendship