Answer:
D. It compares the smith's muscles to iron to show their firmness.
Explanation:
A simile is a figurative language that compares things alike with the use of the comparing word "as" or "like". This direct comparison allows for the similarities to be highlighted in a much better and understandable way.
In the given poem "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the simile is used in the last line of the first stanza where the poet comments <u><em>"the muscles of his brawny arms / Are strong as iron bands"</em></u>. The poet compares the muscles of the smithy to that of iron bands.
Thus, the<u> correct answer is option D.
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Jonas thinks about his experience on the playing field after watching his father release the baby because it was another instance of the community members not truly grasping the concept of death. His friends couldn’t understand that war was a serious matter because it involved suffering and death because they couldn’t understand why those were so bad, and his father couldn’t understand that the death of the baby just because it was slightly smaller than its twin was significant because he couldn’t understand the grave (pun unintended) significance of death. Jonas, however, can, as a result of his experiences of being a Receiver.
Answer:
Greta is not as close to her friends as she used to be.
Explanation:
She could have yelled while her friends were close to her but instead she waited until they couldn't hear then took a break by looking at the stone in her bag.
Answer:
The Older Generation By Ha Jin (Poem below)
Explanation:
I saw how they lived with restrictions.
Hardly past thirty they began to decline.
Like fish trapped in an invisible net,
they swam in all directions
but couldn't get anywhere.
They had to surrender to the country
and it let it consume them at will.
They were like trees dependent
on the strength of the forest, but none
could stand tall and straight alone.
Their dreams were banished into caves
and withered away, never able to sprout.
While alive, they tried hard
to garner praise from everyone
so as to become model ghosts afterward.