Which sentence contains an example of a simile? a. "after the rains, it seemed as though the air had been washed clean and the rays of the sun looked like pure gold." b. "so bright were they, that they made even the sordid brick-walls of our calcutta lanes radiant." c. "since early dawn the wedding-pipes had been sounding, and at each burst of sound my own heart throbbed." d. "the wail of the tune, bhairavi, seemed to intensify the pain i felt at the approaching separation."

In this excerpt, paine is attempting to convince readers that they must support the war to protect their financial interests. could potentially benefit from the spoils of the war. will blame themselves for not supporting the war. have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war. mark this and return save and exit

Which of these sentences exhibits proper usage? a. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). b. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). c. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). d. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5).

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.