You should underline/highlight the following words:
thumping
whispering
rustling
buzz
hum
gushing
gulping
Plop. Plop. Plop
Answer: C) “It is simply washing one’s clean linen in public.”
Explanation: A paradox is a statement that seems absurd or self-contradictory. They are usually humorous and can be sometimes confusing. In the given excerpt from Act I of the Importance of Being Earnest, we can see a conflict in with the speaker knows where he is going to be seated and he is not happy with it. We also can see an example of paradox in the phrase “It is simply washing one’s clean linen in public" because it represents a contradiction.
Answer:
definitely a double meaning
Explanation:
The author is saying that our waistlines have to suffer. In saying, (s)he means to have the reader understand that the waistline will grow bigger the more we eat, and also giving off the sense of personification by saying that our 'waistlines' have to 'suffer'
Answer:
"bullet," "slimy, land-dwelling mollusk," or "super lazy
Explantion: If your mom finds you on the couch as often as she finds slugs in her garden, she'll call you a slug too.
A. supporting a claim about similarities or differences
it’s the only one that refers to a comparative essay and evidence always supports a claim.
