Both similes and metaphors are literary techniques used to compare two different things; however, they do so differently. A simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" in the comparison. A metaphor is a comparison that says something is something else.
Answer: the correct answer is but patriotism is partly taking pride in this
unlikely ability to throw all of us together in a country that across its length and breadth is as different as a dozen countries, and still be able to call it by one name
Explanation: the author remarks the idea that America is a country in which many races and cultures coexist and the force that unites the country is patriotism.
The Way to the Rainy mountain is a unique blend of history, forklore and poetic memoir and was published in 1969
