A simile is a figure of speech or a rhetorical device which refers to a comparison between two or more items using comparing words such as <em>like </em>or <em>as. </em>So, having this in mind, the correct answer "She's gone from sounding <u>like<em /></u><em /> the smoke detector." In this example, her sound is compared to that of a smoke detector.
Tze-Yo-Tzuh allows the Monkey to fly all the way to the five pillars of gold. The Monkey went "past the edges of the universe" and "through the boundaries of reality itself". When the Monkey reached the five pillars of gold, he labeled one of the pillars with "The Great Sage Equal of Heaven was here". He then pees on the pillar.
When the Monkey went back, Tze-Yo-Tzuh showed him the pee and the tag on his left hand, proving he has " all of existence forever within the reach of his hand.
There are many factors that could hamper an effective communication. Some of those could be: social status (if you are talking to someone who has a more important status than yourself, it may happen that they are not interested in a communication with you), use of language (if you use inappropriate words, the conversation is not going to be successful), knowledge about the subject (if you don't know what you are talking about, the conversation is likely not going to continue), atmosphere/noise, cultural differences, disabilities, etc.
The answer is D - explanation of nature
Steve is defensive especially now that Don has pointed out that nobody knows what he has been doing in the basement. The evidence suggests that Steve is going to get angry at Steve for accusing him of causing all of the strange goings on in the neighborhood. To Don, this anger is more evidence that Steve is up to something.
