Flash flash 2 years ago four spindle-shaped towers arched high and leaned into each other, connecting at the abdomen by circular walkways. the light-brown stones curved left and right, dotted by spores like honeycombs, as if the towers actually breathed and could at any moment shake the tightness from their legs and lumber like some mammoth emerging from a millennia-old cocoon. in this passage, asgedom a. describes the castle in realistic terms that create a clear picture of the structure b. compares the castle to natural elements to show that it blends into the environment c. uses animal imagery to create a english

definition was not one of the four methods

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.