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Match each type of figurative language to it's example?
Rat Nose's popping his knuckles, making a sound like
snapping carrots
Rat Nose's the one who sniffed her out.
While they slept, she plumped down on a grody old sofa on
the porch. An old pigeon in a nest of dust, Rat Nose said.
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Then Raul trips on his own submarine-size feet.
We swish from the bushes in a stiff whisper of green
needles.
:: hyperbole
!! idiom
:: metaphor
personification
:: simile

Based on your knowledge of word parts what does the word intervene mean

Was there a true resolution by the end of the play? what is hamlet’s attitude in the final scene? has he resolved the conflict between thought and action? your answer should be at least 250 words.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes