Do i agree with the ideas presented?
do i think the writing is interesting?
do i like the essay?
do i see that the writer tried to add style to the essay
do i notice that the writer tries to engage readers?
Answer: When I felt my wings were ready, slid from our home branch as smoothly as a snake through the grass.
Explanation: This sentence is comparing two different things to each other and it uses the word as. A simile must have the word like or as in it, otherwise it is a metaphor.
I think his first assumption is what he thinks of the nation,because he state things which he has no proof of.