Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means. How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins’s message?

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Underline the ic or ic's and place the proper punctuation if needed. the board of trustees admits that it made a mistake because the employees were toolazy nothing happen to the board

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.