Read the poem that celebrates mountain climbing. to the mountains let there be light, the sky declares. and the sun answers. yellow ribbons cascade across a serrated skyline, filling each valley until it bursts. alpine mornings wake in defiance of gravity. the rock opens its hands, draws men up, through the light. distant summits, where the earth meets the heavens. the earth shifts through each ribbon, like water, an ocean of rock braced against, all that space. where men drift, a sea above and below, and reach. part a what is the connotative meaning of yellow ribbons cascade in the first stanza? lightning crashes sunlight floods shadows fall stars descend part b how does the connotative meaning of yellow ribbons cascade, identified in part a, affect the mood of the poem? it develops a peaceful mood as the sun begins to set. it sets a cautious mood as a storm moves over the mountains. it creates a welcoming mood as climbers prepare for the ascent. it suggests a somber mood as shade covers the mountains.

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.

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If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gifts that jim had purchased in the beginning of the story this would be an example of