In the lightning thief by Rick Riordan Luke Castellan wanted power.
The quick answer is A, I believe.
It is the closest thing to sarcasm in the poem. It is more of a wail that it is sarcasm. It bemoans the fact that you can easily fight people who are not as well equipped as you are to carry on a battle.
He doesn't mock their inability to fight back. The line that is sarcasm isn't mentioned. Laughter drowns out the pain and wailing.
The natives are doing the laughing. The British are.
The red and brown is more or less just a fact.
A is the closest thing you have to an answer.
Answer:
Part A:
Face it: modern-day life can be about as exciting as watching grass grow.
Part B:
The two objects being compared in the paragraph are modern-day life and the process of watching grass grow. The meaning of this simile is how modern-day life can be incredibly boring and dragged out, similar to sitting and watching grass grow or paint dry. People watch Reality TV in order to rid oneself of this boredom and see how ordinary people, much like them, passes their time throughout the day.
