TU Tuesday 2/1

http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Who-s-getting-schooled-2187797.php


plenty of suburban and rural communities have their buses stopping almost as often as the mail truck."
simile: a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".


"While the presence of sidewalks, and the safety of area roads, play a role in who gets house-to-house"
 imagery: painting an image in the mind of a reader 

"Parents didn't make a fuss"
hyperbole: exaggeration or overstatement

"Who's getting schooled?" By writer Kristi Gustafson Barlette is about how "If you drive around the Capital Region during the week, lately you've inevitably been trapped behind a school bus making its daily run." Mrs. Barlette talk about her opinion of school buses stopping on kids corners and also the stopping and going traffic in the morning. This article uses figurative language is there to show what something is like. Also like she compares the bus to the mail truck. The figurative language gives the reader and picture in their mind on what the author is talking about. Mrs. Barlette talks about her opinion on children walking to school also stating "I can't agree with the complaints of having kids walk to a community neighborhood stop, though. If you worry they're going to be cold, get them a hat. If you fear they may miss the bus, send them out the door five minutes earlier." which takes the reader through a ride about their personal opinion on this topic with the figurative language.