Answer: Comparison words signal that the author is pointing out a similarity between two subjects. Contrast words signal a change in the direction of the writer's thought.
Answer: the dawns awake is a metaphor to it being morning
Explanation:
The Peloponnesian war was Athens vs Sparta, in Ancient Greece.
Athens had lost, Sparta had won.
Athens military and economy had weakened, because of this war, which later caused Macedonia to conquer it.
The sentence "Between you and I, this exam is pretty simple" is D. The sentence is written correctly.
I may be a little late, but the answers are A and D.