13. which of the following statements is an example of a metaphor? a. her voice was like a thick velvet blanket. b. the dog ran straight into the patch of wet cement. c. the horse hooves of rain landed loudly on the tin roof. d. the trees swayed gently as nature's dancers.

Geoffrey is writing a paper investigating friendly-fire incidents in recent us military actions. which paragraph topic would be relevant to his paper and would therefore merit inclusion in his final draft? a) a paragraph criticizing us military actions in the viet nam war b) a paragraph discussing how friendly-fire incidents are investigated c) a paragraph describing what basic boot camp is like for a new army enlistee eliminate d) a paragraph discussing how hard an extended military service can be on a family