In “The Harvest Gypsies” Steinbeck presents facts and information about a historical event in U. S. history--the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression. He does not use sensational descriptions of the conditions he found in the migrant camps. He also does not give his opinion. What effect does Steinbeck’s straightforward expository style have on the level of empathy readers feel for the people he describes?

Which best identifies the figurative language used in this passage? cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them volley’d and thunder’d; storm’d at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell rode the six hundred.

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?

“heartwork each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. you have no control over how your story begins or ends. but by now, you should know that all things have an ending. every spark returns to darkness. every sound returns to silence. and every flower returns to sleep with the earth. the journey of the sun and moon is predictable. but yours, is your ultimate art.” ― suzy kassem what does this quote mean to you? and why? i'm not looking for anything in particular, i just wanted to know. : )