Which of the following quotes from "Simon Starts Forth to Fight the 'Tiger,' and Falls in with a Candidate Whom He 'Does' to a Cracklin'" contains a simile?"Yes, sir, it was a sublime moral spectacle, worthy of a comparison with any recorded specimens of Roman or Spartan magnanimity, sir.""A pretty, gentlemanly Tiger-keeper, in sooth! He smiles now--mark the beauty of that large mouth, and the dazzling splendour of those teeth!""Oh, I gin him thunder and lightnin' stewed down to a strong pison, I tell you.""Belikes it did'--said the Captain--'shouldn't be surprised. There was smartly of a row betwixt us, certin. We did'nt make quite as much noise as a panter and a pack of hounds, but we made some...'"

Which of the following quotes from "Turkey Tom of 'Arkinsaw'" BEST exemplifies hyperbole?"…and the ticks are larger than your terrapins…""...the ingine was raly so exhausted that we jest had to stop.""Tom was not reckoned much of a beauty, he was a long lank pattern of humanity, hawk-nosed and hatchet-faced, with shocking red hair, and a pair of deep sunken grey eyes…""Off she started snortin' and puffin', but it didn't budge a peg."

What character is described in this quotation?"The chief led them, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy's broken glasses."

Which line from "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca is an example of simile?"A.in dense trees, come knockingB.rest by this fire, and make you feel safeC.or like a pair of thick socksD.Keep it, treasure this as you wouldSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What character says this quotation?"Thou canst not say I did it. Never shakeThy gory locks at me" (III.iv.61-62)

Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at Christmas.10Select the correct answer.How does the author develop the character in this excerpt? A. through the use of descriptive detail B. through the character’s actions C. through the use of dialogue D. through the character’s thoughts