It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
Explanation:
A simile is a method for comparison of a thing with something different. It creates a realistic feeling to the situation, imagined or visualized distinctively.
Let us read the sentence from the story, as mentioned by the author.
"I pulled the heavy double doors open; the hinges squeaked like a platoon of lost ghosts."
The squeaky sound of the hinges because the door had not been used for a long time. The narrator is unfamiliar with what lies behind the door.
The hinges, compared to a platoon of lost ghosts, give a scary feeling to the sentence.
Hence, the answer is the second answer choice -
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
The answer is B, ‘your’ should be our
—Evidence—
•] The sentence “...we learned how to make OUR stories more interesting..” sounds more fluent rather than it being “we learned how to make YOUR stories more interesting..” that sounds not as smooth as the first option.
•] Therefore it’s option B.
Answer:
According to the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” Wat Tyler’s ultimate goal was to
1. Make all men equal in freedom, rank and power.
2. Destroy the church
3. Eliminate hierarchy.
He did all these by attempting to murder the top class men, then killing the archbishop and divided the estate of the rich to the commoners.
Answer:
I believe the answer is, A Plant.
Answer:
hyperbole
The phrase "scared to death" is not a metaphor, it is a hyperbole. A hyperbole is a phrase that does not have a literal meaning.
Explanation:
