Is calling a human a “guide dog” figurative language and why? What does the phrase “You’d have to be blind to get lost in this place mean?”

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Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.

In which sentence is the subjunctive mood correctly used? if she were impatient, she would not be suited for this work. they are ready to go to work now. she was impatient to get to work on time. he listens to instructions very carefully when at work.