Readers can use synonym and antonym clues to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word. True or False?? I need help plzz

Read the excerpt and answer the question. the boards themselves seemed to remain upright not from being nailed together but rather from leaning together, like a house that a child might have constructed from cards. what best describes the figurative language in the sentence above? idiom simile onomatopoeia personification

If the author's last name is mentioned in the sentence, it does not need to be included in the in-text citation.

Which component is necessary to create an effective and debatable thesis statement