The extended simile in the passage is: As when a circling wall the builder forms, Of strength defensive against wind and storms, Compacted stones the thickening work compose, and round him wide the rising structure grows.
A simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing from another thing of a different kind. It adds meaning to the text because it emphasizes the:
a. Strength of the wall - which is likened to being a barrier that can be used as protection from wind and storms.
b. Size of the structure - which was built with hours of hard work and construction materials that can withstand such great forces of war.
the answer is C (APEX) because the passage mentions she is the way her daughter wanted her to be and lists characteristics of what she should be like, seeking her daughter’s approval/satisfaction/admiration
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The coyote is a mother coyote and she does not think of Bill as food. She sees Bill as just another child like her own, hungry and frightened and needs to be fed and taken care of. She took him home with her and raised him as her own.