English, 23.01.2020 17:31 angiezavala61

Read this sentence from "the most dangerous game" and answer the question.

his eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

what type of figurative language is used to describe the sea?

a. metaphor to compare the sea to a dog
b. hyperbole to exaggerate the power of the waves
c. imagery to invoke the sense of sight
d. personification to describe the evening tide

2.read the following excerpt from "the gift of the magi" and answer the question.

a furnished flat at $8 per week. it did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. in the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring.
what is the meaning of the word coax as it is used in the passage?

a. force
b. persuade
c. expect
d. repair

3.read the passage below from "the most dangerous game" and answer the question.

they would be on him any minute now. his mind worked frantically. he thought of a native trick he had learned in uganda. he slid down the tree. he caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. then he ran for his life. the hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.

he had to stop to get his breath. the baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and rainsford's heart stopped, too. they must have reached the knife.

based on the passage above, which of the following themes is evident in the story?

a. fear and self-preservation
b. self-sacrifice
c. good overcomes evil
d. value of hard work

(sorry about the points i just don't have a lot and i got a lot of questions)

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