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Writing Exercises
Read the passage below from Adrienne Rich's "Like This Together, for A.H.C."
Wind rocks the car.
We sit parked by the river,
silence between our teeth.
Birds scatter across islands
of broken ice...
What are the feelings produced by the word rocks?
How would the meaning change if the word were changed to shakes?
Multiple Choice
Play the game below to see how well you can detect figurative language.
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