Comparative form means that your are comparing things.
Comparative form of cold is colder
Example: The apple juice is colder than the grape juice.
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A.) Joke: Laughter
The effect of a cut is pain and so is the effect of a joke is laughter.
Answer:
The line is a metaphor for:
B. A life without dreams.
Explanation:
Let's take a look at the poem:
<em>Hold fast to dreams
</em>
<em>For if dreams die
</em>
<em>Life is a broken-winged bird
</em>
<em>That cannot fly.
</em>
<em> </em>
<em>Hold fast to dreams
</em>
<em>For when dreams go
</em>
<em>Life is a barren field
</em>
<em>Frozen with snow.</em>
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<u>As we can see above, in the first stanza the author compares life to a broken-winged bird after mentioning the death of dreams. What the author means is that a life without dreams is as purposeless as a bird that cannot fly. Dreams are what makes life worth living, what gives us a sense of purpose. Without them, there is no reason to go on.</u>
The correct answer is D): The author argues that, despite the cost, the group most likely to be advocates for the thermometer pill are parents of athletes.
In the excerpt, the author claims that parents are willing to spend the $50.00 that a pill costs if it helps them protect their childrens lives on hot days.