Which is the best definition of simile?
a.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is spelled the same forward and backward; for example, "a man, a plan, a canal, panama"
b.
a figure of speech that uses one part of something to represent the whole thing; for example, "the footsteps followed her"
c.
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as; for example, "nancy's cheeks are as red as roses"
d.
a figure of speech that gives human traits or characteristics to non-human objects; for example, "the wind laughed"

Which three parts of these excerpts reflect the idea that war affects not only the minds of the combatants but also their physical reactions?

Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt from daly's sixteen

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.