Read this excerpt from “the rime of the ancient mariner” by samuel taylor coleridge. what figure of speech is used in these lines? he holds him with his glittering eye— the wedding-guest stood still, and listens like a three years' child: the mariner hath his will.
a. exaggeration
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. verbal irony

More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. according to zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual. —the code book, simon singh what is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection. it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic. it illustrates how popular email has become.