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Answer:
The author use a simile to describe the squeaky hinges in this sentence from the story because Option D: The comparison adds an air of mystery and eeriness to the tone of the story.
Explanation:
Simile is a figure of speech which compares two things using words 'like' or 'as'. In the given line the author uses the simile 'like a platoon of lost ghosts'.
Platoon is a small group of soldiers. He describes the squeaking of hinges like a platoon of lost ghosts. It makes the story mysterious and tone oft he story gets more eeriness, Option D.
He is not making the plot believable as per Option A. Also, as mentioned in Option B, he is not comparing hinges to something unfamiliar as we know what ghosts are. It doesn't give Sophie a chance to say something to his father, as per Option C.
The correct answer is The words emphasize the importance of the Declaration's text by equating it with the founding document of a religion
Explanation:
In "I Have a Dream" King connects the ideas of the Declaration of Independence about equality and freedom as essential or unalienable rights to religious ideas. This occurs as he uses terms such as "sacred obligation" or "creed" (faith). Moreover, this emphasizes King's main purpose in the speech because by stating unalienable rights are not only in the declaration but have a religious basis he shows how important is to guarantee everyone and especially African American basic rights. According to this, the correct answer is "The words emphasize the importance of the Declaration's text by equating it with the founding document of a religion ."
