Answer:
it is comparing Joe to a powerful tree. They are saying that Joe is strong like a powerful tree
Explanation:
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The effect of the plague that the narrator in “The Decameron” describes as “even worse, and almost incredible” as he tries to convey the horror of that time period is: Parents refused to care for their dying children.
Fathers and mothers refused to assist and care for their own children, it was as if their children did not belong to them.
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Story : A Dog’s Tale by Mark Twain
4. Read this sentence from the selection.
“Whenever she heard a large word she said it over to herself many times, and so was able to keep it until there was a dogmatic gathering in the neighborhood.”
In this sentence the word dogmatic is used as —
• an insightful simile
• a descriptive metaphor
• a humorous play on words
• an illuminating allusion
5. In the last paragraph the narrator says his mother would “fetch out a long word.” The connotations of the word fetch remind the reader that the narrator’s mother —
• is well educated
• is a dog
• knows lots of big words
• likes to show off
8. What is ironic about the author’s mother showing off with her knowledge of the word unintellectual?
• Her child knew she didn’t understand the word correctly.
• The strangers all already knew the meaning of the word.
• As any intellectual would know, the word should be “nonintellectual.”
• She did not know any synonyms for the word.
9. Which type of person is most like the author’s mother?
• A high-performing student with an excellent memory for words
• A very verbal person who always has a quick answer that sounds good
• A dishonest person who tells lies on a regular basis
• A person who likes dogs a lot and works at a veterinary clinic
censorship by the English governors was common, meaning that newspapers were scarce or did not contain much information
Answer:
C.
Explanation:
A slant rhyme is also known as a half rhyme, a near rhyme, and a lazy rhyme. Rhymes of this nature either share the same vowels or consonant sounds. It is not a perfect rhyme, which has identical stressed vowels and consonants.
Choice A rhymes the words desk and statuesque. This is a perfect rhyme.
Choice B rhymes the words weight and straight. This is a perfect rhyme.
Choice C rhymes the words ten<u>th</u> and mon<u>th</u>. This is NOT a perfect rhyme. Both of these words end with identical consonant sounds; "<u>th</u>." This makes it a slant rhyme.
Choice D rhymes the words balloon and croon. This is a perfect rhyme.
