Which statement best defends the author’s claim with additional evidence? Physical activity enlarges the part of the brain responsible for focus and attention. Physical education classes embarrass students. Kids on athletic teams shouldn’t have to take physical education classes. Physical education classes make kids too excited to settle down for seat work.

Match each literary device to its definition. pun the use of humor and exaggeration to mock or criticize people's impractical thoughts and practices irony the use of words in a way that conveys the opposite of what they mean paradox the use of a word with more than one possible meaning with the intention of creating humor satire ideas or concepts that seem absurd or contradictory but are nevertheless true arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth

Which sentence from the story best illustrates how jeannette feels about her family’s choice of vacation?

In at least one hundred words, explain how the structure of elizabeth bishop’s “sestina” to convey meaning in the poem. provide specific evidence from the text to support your response.