Restate briefly the main idea and supporting details
Answer:
The significance of Jack's mask in chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies is that it allows him to feel liberated from "shame and self-consciousness" as he embraces his savage nature without guilt or embarrassment. Hidden behind his clay mask, Jack is free to behave like a primitive, bloodthirsty savage.
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.