Mrs. Frisby felt astonished when she came into the rats hallway. <span />
C.<span>Chen answered the questions most eagerly of all.</span><span> The others are wrong because: 1) "most" is a superlative word and so is "slowest" so they shouldn't use them together. 3)"more" is a comparative word and so is "later" so they shouldn't be used together. 4) "more" and "bigger" are both comparative so they shouldn't be used together too. The point is: two comparative or superlative words shouldn't be used together.</span>Eagerly is not a comparative or superlative word so it can be used with "most"<span>
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I would say (A) simile.
<span>- A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
- Imagery is when the author uses highly descriptive and vivid language to provide an image that the reader can visualize, helping them to understand the text.
- Personification is when non-human objects are given human characteristics.
- A metaphor is a non-literal comparison of two things without the use of "like" or "as".
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Answer: This refers to: "alliteration" .
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Note that "alliteration" also applies to what is mentioned in the THIS VERY question—<em>beginning with the some vowel sound or letter</em>.
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