What is the purpose of "Backdrop Addresses Cowboy"

reveal the stereotypes around cowboys and American nationalism

what could be a reason to use sound devices when writing

create an atmosphere for the readers

what influenced Atwood to write about the topics she writes about

her childhood growing up isolated from societal stereotypes

compares things by substituting a literal term for a figurative term.

What is a major theme of "siren song"

how sirens are misunderstood and relate to women in real life today

a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose

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What is the purpose of "Backdrop Addresses Cowboy"
Teach Canadian readers about the American Revolution
reveal the stereotypes around cowboys and American nationalism
reveal how logos influence an audience
A guide to become a cowboy
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Who is Margaret Atwood?
all of the above
writer
novelist
poet
3
which one is an example of a sound device?
assonance
allusion
hyperbole
anaphora
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what could be a reason to use sound devices when writing
create an atmosphere for the readers
to create organic shapes in writing
to confuse readers by using sounds unrelated to the text
to make a sound just for fun
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what influenced Atwood to write about the topics she writes about
her childhood growing up isolated from societal stereotypes
her childhood growing up in Toronto and the city life she had
her life changing experience she had traveling to Florida
her favorite foods growing up
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Which is important to Atwood
the environment
the Harrison central school district
the color blue
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Which is an example of figurative language
asyndeton
euphony
euphemism
juxtaposition
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what is a metaphor
“a brief and indirect reference to a person"
when there is a difference between what the says and what it means
“polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases that are harsh
compares things by substituting a literal term for a figurative term.
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What is a major theme of "siren song"
the genre of music the siren song falls under
an analysis of "The Odyssey"
how sirens are misunderstood and relate to women in real life today
how sirens are different from mermaids
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what is Euphony?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures
a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose

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