A simile is used comparing a character to bamboo before it bursts into a flame.
Similes are comparisons that use the word like or as.
“ he finds three secret rooms then comes an old man and tells him that in the first one there is a gadget that will give him ever lasting happiness, in the second one there is another gadget that contains the power to give everyone he loves happiness but in the last one there is a gadget that has the power to...” and yeah that’s all I’ve got in mind right now sorry
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2.
[BRUTUS.] If then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and
die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him.
As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was
valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I
slew him.
Which paraphrase of the passage is the best?
Brutus explains that if people ask why he killed Caesar, he will tell them that it is not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved Rome more. He asks the people, “Would you rather have Caesar alive, and we all die as slaves, or Caesar dead, and we die free?” He says he is sad because he and Caesar were friends. He honors Caesar’s bravery, but Caesar was too ambitious, so he had to be killed.
Brutus asks the people of Rome if they would rather have Caesar alive and they all be slaves, or have Caesar dead so they can live freely.
Brutus explains that he loved Caesar, but loves Rome more. He had to kill Caesar because, although Caesar was a brave man and his friend, Caesar was too ambitious.
Brutus clarifies that he rose against Caesar not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved Rome more. He asks, “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” He says he weeps for Caesar and honors his valiance, but slew him because Caesar was ambitious.
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This excerpt is from the Chinese Cinderella
Explanation:
- Schillings family made Adeline feel that she was a part of their family and she was equal to everyone. Schilling's children felt sad when Adeline was not shopping and sight-seeing with them.
- Adeline was the fifth youngest of the Yen family. As mother passed away as soon as she was born so this brought animosity among the other sisters.
- Adeline lauds the brother-sister relationship exhibited by the Schillings children. She was very compassionate with James, the third brother of the Schilling's family.
