Answer: Gravity dictates the rhythm of the cosmic dance that is
tirelessly and meticulously executed by billions upon
billions of cosmic inhabitants
Explanation: Gravity is a downward pull or force that the earth exerts on your body. Your center of gravity is the point where the mass of the body is concentrated. ... Even slight changes in position can change where your center of gravity is. The center of gravity is also called the center of mass.
Answer:
Bullion is money, specifically gold or silver that has been freshly mined but not cleaned and made into money.
Clues to the meaning include the fact that the kids need "3 dollars", the speaker doesn't know how they wanted all that "money" at one time, and they had to "raise" it, as in "raising money". When he says, "I hadn't any idea where to turn to raise all that bullion..." he means the 3 dollars.
It's a metaphor.
To help you understand why, here's the definitions of both:
Simile: it's a <span>figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, it's used to make writing seem more vivid.
Metaphor: this is also a</span><span> figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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I've got some great ones.
Classics:
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
- A catcher in the Rye - J.D Salinger
- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Good books
- Jodi Picoult books (if you are a girl XD)
- Divergent trilogy - Veronica Roth
- John Green books
- The Hunger Games trilogy - Suzanne Collins
- The Maze Runner Trilogy - James Dashner
.. Just to name a few.