It was to show what he was like then, and to compare himself to his past and present self.
4. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "in an area", the subject is "The blast", and the verb is "flattened"
5. The prepositional phrases are "in Russia" and "to the remote region", the subject is "political events", and the verb is "delayed".
6. The prepositional phrase is "in 1927", the subject is "the first researchers", and the verb is "explored"
7. The prepositional phrases are "by the extent" and "of the devastation", the subject is "They", and the verb is "were amazed"
8. There are no prepositional phrases in this one, the subject is "no crater", and the verb is "was found"
9. The prepositional phrases are "of times" "than an atomic bomb", the subject is "scientists", and the verb is "estimated".
10. The prepositional phrases are "after exploring many theories", "about five or six miles", and "above the Earth", the subject is "most scientists", and the verb is "believe".
I hope this helps you out! :-)
metaphor
An oxymoron is a phrase of opposites - there are no opposites in the lines. Flashback is an interruption in narration to tell something that had happened in the past. It's often used for clarification or character development. This is not a flashback. Personification is giving nonhuman things humanlike traits. The lines are actually talking about humans, not animals. This is why metaphor is correct. The priest doesn't actually have a flock of sheep. The flock that is mentioned are his parishioners (people who attend religious services). He says that they were either in bed or had died.
Determination, baggage, advice, athletics. I'm actually reading the book now and I think those could explain him?
