In the story purple dots by hillary Smith what types of figurative language did she use

What do the details in this excerpt readers to infer about the barbarians?

The town should regulate the height of buildings allowed on main street. this would be categorized as a: a. claim of fact. b. claim of policy. c. claim of cause and effect. d. claim of definition.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before