<span>Read the excerpt from Montaigne's "To the Reader" and answer the question. Had my intention been to seek the world's favour, I should surely have adorned myself with borrowed beauties: I desire therein to be viewed as I appear in mine own genuine, simple, and ordinary manner, without study and artifice: for it is myself I paint. The metaphor implied in these lines suggests to readers that they will find Montaigne's writing style unadorned. To be "genuine, simple and ordinary manners" suggests an unadorned writing style reflectling his own modest behaviour.</span>
The correct answer is C.
These lines are an example of enjambment. We can tell this because the sentence does not end with the line of poetry but instead carries over to the next lines.
This is not example of a metaphor because the comparison uses the word "like." This selection, then, illustrates both enjambment and simile.
Ending the adjectives with -ed is not needed, so those answers are out. As for the numbers, the rule is usually that numbers one through nine are spelled out whereas number 10 and up are written in numbers. That said, you do not hyphenate the number with the word, so four-letter word would be correct.
The image of an eagle suggests strength and confidence.
Answer is A)
