c) hyperbole
A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration. In this phrase, it is highly unlikely that the little city in Georgia has been sleeping for "forty thousand years" especially considering that the United States is only 242 years old. If personification were an option, it would also be a great choice. Personification is giving non-human thing human-like traits. In this phrase, the city (non-human) is being given a human trait (dozing).
The other options: an allusion is a reference to another piece of literature or other published work. A flashback is an interruption that tells about something that has already happened. Rhyme is a group of words that sound similar (bone, cone, phone).
Personification , as they ‘ fly ‘
Answer: The dictatorship resulted in many deaths.
Explanation:
You didn't post the excerpt which will be used in answering the question. Also, I searched online but couldn't get the excerpt as well.
Based on further searches, the correct answer to the question is "The dictatorship resulted in many deaths". Dictatorship refers to the form of government whereby an individual or small group has absolute power.
Answer:
A The author uses loaded language when he says, “Some of the things we're throwing away are poisoning the Earth and will eventually poison all of us and all living things,”
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from America the Not-So-Beautiful by Andrew A. Rooney, the author talks about the dangers of improperly disposing waste. He tries to convince Americans that they should dispose of their waste properly.
The author uses loaded language to convey his point of view about throwing things away by saying that Americans are "wasteful and we don't want to fix anything, so if something is broken we will just buy a new one". He also says that some of the things "we're throwing away are poisoning the Earth and will eventually poison all of us and all living things".
Loaded language is a type of rhetoric that is used to have an impact on an audience by triggering an emotional response by using strong words or phrases.
Answer:
I'm pretty sure it's 1.
Explanation:
If you read it out loud in one sentence without the "Janet asked", it's "Where is my bat?"
The other ones would be " The reason, is safety." The comma makes a slight pause and it doesn't sound correct.
Sentence 3 has no punctuation other than the period and there needs a comma between games and the. "When the high school banned non-wood bats in baseball games, the coach was pleased.
