Which sentence best describes the meaning of the figurative language underlined in this passage? they walked through the forest in silence. the air was cool and crisp. the trees towered above them like giants. the beauty all around made them quiet and thoughtful. a. the metaphor comparing the trees to giants suggests that they are beautiful. b. the simile comparing the trees to giants suggests that they are very quiet. c. the simile comparing the trees to giants suggests that they are very large. d. the metaphor comparing the trees to giants suggests that they are very large.'

What is the theme of the poem? religious devotion is the center of a marriage. the greatest love is undying love for a husband. the purpose of a husband is to create wealth.

Read the excerpt from "the blackfeet creation." how do readers know that this excerpt is from a myth? the excerpt describes an animal called a muskrat. the excerpt describes old man drying the mud. the excerpt describes old man scattering mud over water. the excerpt describes how muskrat create land.

My best friend is a white girl named denise — we look at boys together. she sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: o'connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise's head very well. why does the speaker share details about race, friendship, and names in this stanza? check all the correct answers. to indicate that the students were already segregated and isolated to emphasize the idea that all americans were treated as equals prior to the attack to reveal the extent of the impact resulting from the attack on pearl harbor to identify the compassionate response following the attack on pearl harbor