Similes compare two things. Because clowns are considered by most to be very funny, the object would also have to be something funny.
Therefore you could say...
A clown is as funny as a medieval joker.
A clown is as funny as a cat barking like a dog.
A clown is as funny as a comedy movie.
(C) Taking it literally "-Will not, of purpose, make war on man's earth." Can be interpreted as the promise to not purposefully wreak havoc on earth.
B because this is the only one where the possessive s is in the right place
Answer:On April 12, 1861, just before Federal supply ships could reach the ... Abraham Lincoln struggled to contain the “fire in the rear” during the Civil War.
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