Answer:
The laughing man in the book When You Reach Me seems crazy because he practices punches to save Sal from getting run over by a truck. The laughing man in reality was Marcus (the kid who tries to explain to Miranda the concept of time travel) traveled back in time.
Explanation:
Does this help?
I believe the answer is B, an extended metaphor.
It can't be A because similes are comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as", which will also eliminate D.
It can't be C because a personification is where an inanimate object is given human-like qualities.
Throughout the entire passage, the author compares Ben to a bear and uses words such as "growled", "barked", "lumbered" which shows how the comparison between the two is prolonging throughout the passage.
Answer:
<em>She could be in many more circus performances if she'd learn when to stop clowning around.</em>
This is the sentence that contains the pun.
What best explains the pun here is that Kiko is a circus act at a circus show but she does not know when to be serious as she gets so silly during rehearsals.
The show directors believe she would be in more circus performances if she would learn when to stop clowning around.
The pun here is clowning around.
Explanation:
A pun is a play on words. It is a literary device that has two different meanings.
From the answer above, a clown is someone that makes people laugh through making funny faces and jesting. A clown is usually found in a circus.
Kiko works in a circus and because of her playful nature, she doesnt appear in a lot of circus performances.
Explanation:
why hospitalized? choking? poisoning?
what age group should avoid this product under 2?
what is wrong with the paint? doors it contain lead? does it chip?
these are needed because they help the reader understand the risks.
example rewrite:
"Consumer Risk: Buddy Blocks"
A new product on the market, Buddy Blocks, poses serious risks to children. The blocks can break
easily causing a choking hazzard. Some children have even had to be hospitalized. The paint used on the blocks
is also unsafe as it contains high levels of lead. It has caused illness in several young children. children under the age of 2 should especially avoid playing with these blocks. The national consumer product panel is considering
removing this toy from the market because of the problems it has caused.
