Which statement best describes the placement of the underlined participial phrase?
continuing to stir the soup, the phone rang and my mother answered it.
a. this misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word it.
b. this misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word mother.
c. the participial phrase is placed correctly.
d. this misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word phone.
answer asa

the answer a: perseverance !

there purpose is to entertain

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

i cannot see any of the options