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Some of the things include- High GPA (of course); taking honors classes; volunteer work/jobs; taking important extra curricular activities like Scholars Bowl, NHS, JROTC; and keeping a clean record and attendance
Is there a story or article where this is used in? If not then I'd say hyperbole. "Ice storm of glass" is heavily exaggerated.
Part A: Line 6
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a group of words. Line 6 is "<em>Late spring sky,</em> Ms. Marcus says, <em>Almost summer sky.</em>" The /s/ sound is repeated fives times at the beginning of the words in this line of poetry.
Part B: It sounds soothing and peaceful.
The /s/ sound is a soothing and peaceful sound. Even the words soothing and peaceful have the /s/ sound. It creates a soothing a peaceful mood just like the long days at the end of spring and beginning of summer.