comparative analysis i think is your answer
Answer: this metaphor could mean 2 things depending on what this text is about: (#1) this could refer to the characters inner thoughts that they are brave like a lion and that they did the right thing and then by calling them a rat it could suggest that they instead did the wrong thing
(#2) The character wants to think of themselves highly, and they compare themselves to a lion to convey this because lions are considered brave, strong, and powerful. Then the metaphor of comparing the character to a rat is used to show the reader the reality. This character doesn’t have the good qualities that they believe they have and so they are compared to a rat because rats are the prey of lions and possess opposite characteristics.
Explanation: I think #2 works better
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
You forgot to include the two articles, or further links, or references. Without those articles, we do not know what you are talking about.
However, trying to help you, what we can do is to answer in the following general terms about the Maya society.
A common central idea of the articles that have been written about the Maya civilization is that they were great astronomers who liked to observe the stars and possessed a total understanding of the concept of time.
That is why the Mayas built observatories like the one in Chichen Itza, Yucatán, México. This precious building is in good condition and can be visited by tourists.
That is why the Maya society understood the use of time with three important calendars they developed.
The Tzolkin was the divine calendar and consisted of 26 days with 20 months of 13 days.
The Haab was a solar calendar that included 365 days. These days were divided into 18 months of 20 days, and the Uayebm the month with just five days.
The Long Count Calendar was the universal cycle for the Maya civilization and was used to track longer periods.
D. there is no comma even though there are two ideas and clauses
I would say that the theme that Leo Tolstoy explores in this excerpt from The Death of Ivan Ilyich is that C) human mortality is inevitable, and it is important to live an authentic life.
