Kennings-a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g., oar-steed = ship.
I don't know if this is what you ment. xD
The most obvious fault of this paragraph is the lack of punctuation marks. The entire paragraph is one sentence, when there are supposed to be periods, commas, and other punctuation marks to separate them. This makes this paragraph one run-on sentence, which is grammatically incorrect.
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
Explanation:
A simile is a method for comparison of a thing with something different. It creates a realistic feeling to the situation, imagined or visualized distinctively.
Let us read the sentence from the story, as mentioned by the author.
"I pulled the heavy double doors open; the hinges squeaked like a platoon of lost ghosts."
The squeaky sound of the hinges because the door had not been used for a long time. The narrator is unfamiliar with what lies behind the door.
The hinges, compared to a platoon of lost ghosts, give a scary feeling to the sentence.
Hence, the answer is the second answer choice -
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
If I were to guess I'd say C. It sounds like the only logical solution.
Answer: Much of West Jersey was dominated by the Quakers who were odds religiously and culturally with their neighbors in East Jersey.
East jersey; moreover, in economic terms the state was situated between the great commercial cities of NY and Philadelphia, with each city exerting it's pull on the essentially rural New Jersey population.
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