How does the italicized example of figurative language above most clearly contribute to the meaning of the poem?

A. The personification establishes that the apple has control over the
speaker's actions

B. The metaphor establishes that the apple is tasty and sweet.

C. The metaphor establishes that the speaker can't help but eat the
apple.

D. The personification establishes that the speaker wants to eat the
apple.

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society's view of boys' and girls' abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.