Our mountain regions are unique and beautiful places. we must preserve them for future generations. one of the most serious threats to our
mountains is ridgetop development. large housing developments built on steep slopes and along mountain ridges are unsightly. also, they
adversely affect the scenic views that draw tourists to our region each year. who wants to drive to the mountains to see not the lovely tree-
covered outline of the gently sloping mountain ridges against the sky, but rows of houses jutting from the ridges and slopes with little or no tree
cover between them? with tourism as the biggest industry in our area, maintaining our scenic ridgellnes is crucial to continued economic
success here.
ridgetop development not only detracts from scenic mountain views and threatens our area's top industry, it also harms the environment.
stripping large areas to create multiple building sites removes the trees and other plants. these resources provide natural erosion barriers on
steep slopes. large housing developments on ridges often increase erosion and runoff into streams and rivers.
what is the purpose of this essay?
a. to describe the beautification of mountain ridges and beaches
b. to chronicle the growth of the economy due to ridgetop tourism
oc. to clarify the role of the city council in protecting the environment
d. to expose the environmental threats posed by ridgetop development

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification

Which statement is most clearly objective?

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