A simile is a comparison of one thing to another, for example "smart as a fox".
The only comparison to something else that I find in the lines above is "like the rusty latch" - and this is a simile. The correct answer is then a) .
A piece of evidence as seen in this passage is:
<h3>What is evidence?</h3>
Evidence is referred to something/statement which actually proves a point or fact. Evidence helps one to understand the subject matter as a result of what has proven it valid.
From the question, we can clearly see that an author was quoted in options A and D. These options actually present an evidence.
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<span>A parallel construction refers to the fact that the same form of a word or phrase is used in all of its examples. So, having this in mind, the correct answer is A. being happy, being sad, being depressed, because all of these constructions have a gerund being + an adjective. The other examples aren't as uniform as the first one is, which is why they are not parallel. </span>
Answer:
C
Explanation:
the way she said showed that she was locked up
