Answer:
His speech and diction were plain, terse, forcible.
B. Epic simile is the <span>convention of the epic is Homer using in the above passage.
Epic simile is also identified as Homeric simile. It is called Homeric simile because of the Greek author Homer who uses such simile in his works, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Epic simile is a detailed comparison between two things that extends to many lines in length. </span>
The correct answer is:
C. Doesn't she want a straw for her drink?
To correct answer choice A, it would be:
<span>Hasn't he heard about the panda cub?
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To correct answer choice B, it would be:
<span>Wasn't she studying Spanish last year?</span>
