The correct answer is B ASSERTED. We can eliminate commented and murmured because they imply the woman is somewhat timid about what she saying, and the previous word forcefully tells us this is not the case. We can eliminate snarled because it implies anger. The only choice left is ASSERTED because it means to claim, declare, contend etc
B.
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metaphor
A metaphor is using a comparison without using "like' or "as"
We see here that Hughes is comparing life to a bird with out wings. </span>
Answer:
A. being a nobody
Explanation:
The speaker even says that being a "Somebody" is dull and dreary and compares it to being a frog. Thus, being a "Nobody" is better than being a "Somebody," because being a "Nobody" means that you can be unapologetically yourself.
<span>Prince Prospero can also symbolize the superiority that man sometimes thinks he/she has. Prince Prospero thought that by sequestering himself and his guests that he could somehow cheat death. Only the higher social class was invited to his "ball," which represents how Prospero viewed this class as being more important than any others "below" it. Prospero can also symbolize how out of touch the upper class was with the lower classes in society. Perhaps Prospero and his revelers felt they deserved to live and the lower social classes did not simply because they had money and power. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Death affects all.</span>
Synonyms: rubbish, remains, leavings, junk, litter, scrap
