1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
chubhunter [2.5K]
3 years ago
8

Twain develops an extended metaphor comparing the river with a book. what is he saying about the river and his experience as a s

tudent pilot? support your answer with details from the text.
English
1 answer:
Natalija [7]3 years ago
3 0

In the story 'The River' by Mark Twain, he uses an extended metaphor, comparing the Mississippi river to books, art, and poetry. In ‘reading the river’ the pilot’s rigorous study of the river is referred to, Twain regard this as reading a book.

“The face of the water in time became a wonderful book- a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as if it uttered them with a voice.”

In the above line, Twain compares water to the book. The sight of the pilot is compared to that of passenger’s is another extended metaphor used. He compares it with “italicized passages”, “shouting exclamation points” and the “pretty pictures". To the pilot’s eye, such features of the river becomes the language of water. However, how the river is being read as a book depends upon one’s experience who is reading, as it can have different meanings.


You might be interested in
Is Macbeth evil or good? Explain why
Mandarinka [93]

Answer:

Macbeth himself is not a totally evil man. There is much about him that is good and he experiences an on-going struggle with his conscience. Good is shown in many symbols throughout the play. Heroism - Duncan and his men represent right and order.

Explanation:

im such a nerd

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
1 fewer than a number<br> a. n – 1<br> b. 1 – n<br> c. n + 1<br> d. 15 ÷ n
Liono4ka [1.6K]
A- n-1
if its 1 fewer then a number, that means a number - 1, so n-1
8 0
2 years ago
which lines in the description of the knight from the general prologue of the Canterbury Tales tells us that he had been part of
Andreas93 [3]

This line explicitly tells us that the knight has been in the Crusades since Palatye, which was mentioned in that line, was a part of Anatolia. It was in this place where the First Crusade began. In 1095, Pope Urban II spearheaded the conquest to recover the lost lands in Anatolia. This Crusade lasted until 1099.


Hope it Helped

6 0
3 years ago
Someone help me with number 3 plzz
Alexus [3.1K]

Answer:

I might need to see the novel ur reading to answer ur question.

7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
FOCUS ON THE SENTENCE
dolphi86 [110]

I think the answer is number one

6 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • You are writing a research paper on pollution in the united states. You want to prove the popularity of the suv is to blame for
    10·2 answers
  • The group that does not receive treatment in an experimental group?
    5·1 answer
  • A Good Man is Hard to Find
    12·2 answers
  • Two friends wanted to decide where to go for dinner. Their conversation went like this: "We need to get something to eat. How ab
    14·1 answer
  • Why does it take a long time to develop a new variety of tomato?
    5·1 answer
  • Please do 4-6 thank you
    13·2 answers
  • Another word for Bairn, as found in Beowulf, is
    13·2 answers
  • What is your secret key to success?
    9·1 answer
  • 6. Today was Kiki's first day at high school. She was overwhelmed by the size of the building. As she passed by the fire alarm,
    10·1 answer
  • What are the definitions of these words shown use your own words:
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!