A metaphor makes a comparison by stating that one thing is something else, but a simile states that one thing is like something else.
1a. It is not valid to say that basketball is more popular than football at the school because the poll was taken at a basketball game, where mostly, basketball fans are at.
1b. A better method to get a valid conclusion would be to take the poll during lunch or during a break, that way you can get answers from a good variety of students, where you can get basketball and football fans.
2a. City A: 4
City B: 4
2b. City A: 0.8
City B: 0.8
2c. City A: 3.75
City B: 5.25
3a. Howler Monkey mean: 17
Howler Monkey MAD: 0.75
Spider Monkey mean: 14
Spider Monkey MAD: 0.9375
3c. The howler monkey is on average heavier than the spider monkey. This is because the mean is higher and the MAD is lower. The MAD is the measure of by how much the values in the data set are likely to differ from their mean.
The writer's comments are neither unchanging and bucolic. The word bucolic relates to the pleasant and unchanging nature of country life. I believe that this scene stay in one moment of time and not change. The writer's description of the rural scene with its fishermen, glossy black oxen and school children on bicycles represents forward motion. It can be inferred that the fishermen are busy fishing; the oxen are walking towards their destination, and the children are cycling to school. Everyone is doing something.
<span>Another reason why this statement can be considered incorrect is that rural life isn't always pleasant. Extreme weather conditions can cause hardship and poverty for the people living in the countryside. </span>