What does it mean to be as soft as silk?
a. very soft (the cover of my new book is as soft as velvet)
b. very black (the pirate's evil eyes are as black as coal)
c. very soft or gentle (the singer's sweet voice sounded as soft as silk)
d. very smooth (he washed his face until it was as smooth as glass).

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Which of these events inspired many of stephen crane’s writings, including the story “an episode of war”?

What are two themes in ted chiang’s “exhalation”?