#11 Directions: Circle the example(s) of personificktion. Underline the example(s) of hyperbole. Is there a metaphor in one of these sentences? If so, what is it (what is one thing being
compared with)?

“the sound swells, as if altered by our quiet words to the proximity of live flesh. Whatever is making that clicking, I bet it could strip is to the bone in seconds"

the sound swells, as if altered by our quiet words to the proximity of live flesh. Whatever is making that clicking, I bet it could strip is to the bone in seconds

Circle 'the sound swells'

Underline "I bet it could strip is to the bone in seconds"

Yes there is a metaphor, the sound is being compared to quiet words to live flesh.

Explanation:

the question concerns exactly this part of the speech:

i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. property can be paid for; the lives of the peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

president wilson talks about the lives of people destroyed by german army. but these people are not americans, they are the local people living in europe. the president mentions the barbarity of germans, considering that he is not targeting the nation, instead it is said about german army. the correct answer is the last one.