Simile: "his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper"
The comparison between the fish and the wallpaper serves two purposes. The literal one is to inform readers of the appearance of the fish and to contribute to the poem's vivid imagery. The second purpose is to present the fish as a majestic creature, which increases the excitement over her victory.
Metaphor: "until everything was rainbow, rainbow, rainbow!"
This metaphor refers to the marks that oil leaves on water as a "rainbow." The author says that the oil spread over everything in the boat. However, the phrase is also a reference to her happiness over the victory of catching a fish, and it gives the end of the poem a joyous tone.
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Answer:
I do not share FitzGerald's concern
Explanation: I don't share FitzGerald's concern because I think history is always evolving, there are always new studies that reveal discoveries about ancient history that before were unknown, which make us change our concept about what really happened in that particular moment in time. Every event changes along we study it further. I think the process of history education must change as new perspectives on past events are discovered, this is in constant evolution and we should always be aware of that.
This question seems to be incomplete. However, there is enough information to find the right answer.
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Both the trees and Esperanza have "skinny necks and pointy elbows", and both don´t belong where they are. The trees should grow in nature, not in a city. Similarly, Esperanza feels like she doesn´t belong in the neighborhood. Furthermore, the resilience of those trees that "grew despite concrete" symbolizes Esperanza´s resilience to persevere notwithstanding the impediments imposed by her being poor.
Explanation:
The question refers to the section Four Skinny Trees from the book “The House on Mango Street,” by Sandra Cisneros.
There, the four trees found in her front yard symbolize Esperanza´s experience of feeling like an outsider and wanting to reach out for something else.
