1. The text is realistic fiction because this story could have occurred in real life.
2. An example of a realistic dialogue piece in this text is “What is a chuppa?”. This is realistic because in real life no one knows everything.
3. Becca describes it using metaphors and the chuppa stands for hope.
4. “Becca is telling Cindy about her friends wedding traditions.” this is realistic because it could happen in real life.
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Answer: Choice D</h3>
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Explanation:
The dictionary is a useful tool here to trace word origins. Under the definitions should be a section that talks about the etymology of the word. This traces the word back through time (starting with the most recent and working back in time).
Under the entry for "cousin", it should mention Anglo French and Old French.
Answer: Diverge means to spread out
Explanation: Separate from another
Answer:
1. The trees hovered over the hiking trails like <em><u>an umbrella</u></em>.
2. The lightning flashed like <u><em>Zeus' thunderbolt</em></u>.
3. His heart was as cold as <em><u>stone</u></em>.
4. The car was as fast as <em><u>the Flash</u></em>.
5. The ocean was as blue as <u><em>a clear sky</em></u>.
Explanation:
Similes are literary techniques used to make comparisons between similar things though there is no relation between the two. They are the same as metaphors except that similes use "like" and "as" in each comparison.
The given incomplete sentences are filled with similes as follows-
1. The trees hovered over the hiking trails like <em><u>an umbrella</u></em>.
2. The lightning flashed like <u><em>Zeus' thunderbolt</em></u>.
3. His heart was as cold as <em><u>stone</u></em>.
4. The car was as fast as <em><u>the Flash</u></em>.
5. The ocean was as blue as <u><em>a clear sky</em></u>.
False. Comedies are funny and people do not take them seriously.
