It is a simile, because the author used the words (like) and (a), those are always hints that it is a simile.
Answer:
Yes! It is still active. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the "Old World" from the "New World".
Answer:
The tenant farmers burn their possessions in a heap they cannot sell or take with them. Mice and other animals moved into the tenants farm home. The owners of the land told the farmers to leave the land and go as far as possible
Explanation:
14 is water and although I made sure to look at the passage I knew that it was water anyway because water is not considered to be a living organism but it contains many different living organisms.
15 would be D
16 would be A
17 I am not entirely sure but I believe it is C
18 would be A
19 I am not entirely sure but I believe It is B
20 I would believe would be D
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