Is there supposed to be a picture?
Answer:
the narrator is saying that at all these things they attempted they failed and closer to the end they are talking about going to get their shoes shined and having to pay the shoe shiner
Explanation:
Lincoln was referring to the two political parties that were in power at the time of his presidency. Lincoln made it clear that while it was the fault of the south to secede from the union, the north was accepting that war was inevitable because they would not allow the states to secede. Lincoln showed commitment to war because he was obligated to keep the union intact.
1. simile because of the "like" (and also it sounds like a metaphor, but it isn't)
2. melody seems anxious or in shock, her jaws felt like steel bars so she couldn't speak
if there are multiple choice answers i recommend choosing the ones closest to these
A. oxymoron
because sound and silence are opposites in meaning but are used together in this phrase.
