Read the following passage:
hector's joy was a ray of sunshine that followed him
wherever he went and lit up the room. no matter that it
was raining on the rest of us: hector saw nothing but blue
skies and rainbows. pretty soon, he had the rest of us
seeing them, too.
how does the author's use of metaphor most clearly support the central idea?

a. the author exaggerates the effects of a sunny day to illustrate the way strong emotions can blur our judgment.

b. the author associates joy and sunshine to illustrate how being
overly emotional can irritate others.

c. the author likens joy to sunshine to show how positive feelings can overcome dreariness.

d. the author gives weather lifelike qualities to show how we all must respond to its changing whims.

C. The author likens joy to sunshine to show how positive feelings can overcome dreariness.

Explanation:

This is a very common metaphor in literature: Sunshine is like an almighty force that can overcome pretty much anything.

In this case, Hector's joy is compared to sunshine, and there's no literal sunshine actually involved. Regardless, the figurative brightness and warmth of Hector's positive attitude is told to be powerful enough to overcome the dreariness (likened to gray skies and rain) that those around him may be going through.

The answer is D because it is the only answer choice that actually points out Hector's attitude as being a sunshine that overcomes the dreariness in others' moods.

the italian poet francesco petrarch did! (:

hot and dry

i need 20 things so this was just randomly added. hot and dry is the answer