Think about the microclimates of areas surrounding the great lakes. which statement best describes why the land around the great lakes, including michigan, receives such a wide variety of weather patterns? a) the elevation of the great lakes is higher than the surrounding area, which causes the surrounding air to heat and cool quickly. b) the great lakes is a basin of water, which both holds and releases heat, significantly impacting its coastal weather patterns. c) hills and mountains surrounding the great lakes area force wind downward toward the lake, causing air to heat and rise more often. d) dry regions surrounding the great lakes cause warm air masses to move more quickly across the lakes, resulting in frequent changes.

That time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang in me thou sees the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west; which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. in me thou seest the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire, consumed with that which it was nourished by. this thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well, which thou must leave ere long. the first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to a. yellow leaves b. sweet birds c. bare choirs d. summer

Read the excerpt and answer the question. then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of exciting such what type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? idiom hyperbole metaphor alliteration

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?