It is a metaphor because it is comparing one thing to another.
Answer:
C and E
Explanation:
I have seen both of these used in short stories heck both have been in the same kind of story, as for B and D they both sound like stories that will be more than just a short story.
Answer:
Yes. For example there was this one time I wanted to get this homework assignment done and I went to the full extreme of staying up for a whole day just to finish it (it was an essay). I am kinda good at celebrating the small progress I make along the way. For one, my mom celebrates no matter what I have accomplished. For two, I always reward myself with a break (whether its just listening to music or its looking at my phone) when I complete a homework assignment. The most common thing I celebrate with though is rewarding myself with my phone. My mom rewards me with no bedtime that night (if its not a schoolnight) or she rewards me with a 1 AM bedtime (if it is a school night).
Explanation:
Answer: Areas of defense in times of war
Explanation:
The except speaks of the potential of national unity in the United States being shattered as a result of a lack of a common enemy that the World Wars and Communism gave them.
The Fault lines in the excerpt refer to demarcations between opposing sides in the World Wars and in the Cold War that people then gathered behind to fight against their enemy. This made these lines become Areas of defense in essence that everyone came behind in solidarity to defeat their World War and Cold War enemies.