In "My forbidden face", The fundamentalist Muslims who took power in Afghanistan at the time of the essay were known as The Taliban.
The Sharia is the muslim law, the Afghan Freedom Fighters and the Revolutionary Guard are names of paramilitary organizations.
Al Gore shows that the levels of atmosphere carbon dioxide have varied throughout Earth's history. In the graph, the carbon dioxide levels have significantly increased recently. It is the highest the level has ever been and is expected to continue to rise. In his presentation, he shows that the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have a direct correlation to the temperature of the Earth. If carbon dioxide levels go up, so does the Earth's temperature. He states that this is important because the temperature of the Earth affects the weather as well as the disappearance of the polar ice caps. He makes this point about carbon dioxide levels to encourage the people of the world to do something before global warming becomes an even larger problem.
Answer:
When he stepped on the stage, he was as cool as a cucumber. ---> Simile
I will die if I can't get my hands on that new game. ---> Hyperbole
The wind whispered through the valley. ---> Personification
The moon is a white balloon rising through the sky. ---> Metaphor
Explanation:
Simile:
- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
- Uses like or as
Hyperbole:
- are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Personification:
- the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Metaphor:
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
1 (D) The loneliness of human beings
2 (A) The heron feeding on the snake in the pond
3 (D) The rabbits are part of George and Lennie's dream of one day having their own farm
4 (A) Flashback
5 (A) Time order/sequence signal words
6 (C) As a point of tension in the plot's rising action
