On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the valley a closed pot
Answer:
1) metaphors
3) contradictions
5) loaded language
6) imagery
Explanation:
These are the techniques that the author uses in order to develop her idea in the excerpt. The author uses metaphors when comparing the United States to a quilt. She uses contradictions when she states that Americans are all equal, even though most people feel superior to others. She uses loaded language when she employs words such as "mongrel," "discordant" and "crazy." Finally, she uses imagery when she describes the velvet, calico, checks and brocade of quilts.
16) already
17) Yet
18) never
19) already
20) before
21) gone
22) gone
23) been
24) gone
25) been
Couldn’t figure out the rest
Answer:
the analysis of facts to form a statement....which generally include the rational , skeptical, unbiased analysis.