Which of the following is a compound sentence?

a. rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast.
b. we found our way home without a map.
c. sue gave jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
d. kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public.

Is "words dying" personification? !

When you wear your earbuds while working out, your sweat damages them and they die sooner

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.