<u>Reason for comparing the dirty pair of socks to a "sad little salted
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A slug is a small but slimy creature that gets dehydrated when enough salt is poured upon it. It loses water, shrivels up looking dirty and eventually dies. Apparently, a salted slug is not a happy creature as it is sure to die as soon as it loses all its water. Thus, it is a ‘sad little salted slug’.
The narrator in the three minute fiction ‘Not That I Care’ describes one of the pair of socks left by a character Marcus making use of simile, a literary device of comparison. The comparison is made between common characteristics of the two things compared.
Out of the two socks forming one pair, one lies in front, easily visible, dirty and all curled up while the other one is hiding under the bed.
The comparison implies that it was mucky and repelling like a salted slug. It was lying unattended like a salted slug devoid of vitality. Simply thrown away carelessly in the house, it seemed sad too. The narrator had no intention of touching it, so the chances of its revival were bleak.
Answer:
A) Antonyms
Explanation:
In the case of the sentence "Although Amelia was quite lithe, her sister was clumsy and awkward" the unknown word is "lithe" and this is mainly explained by the conjunction "Although " and "her sister was clumsy and awkward" that shows the word "lithe" is the opposite of "clumsy" and "awkward" and indeed "lithe"
Answer:
a. The second sentence provides background for the first
Explanation:
According to the first sentence, research has proven that colorful and vivid advertisements helps to attract more people.
Additionally, the second statement says that marketers use various research studies to develop their advertisement.
The relationship between the two sentences is that the second sentence provides background for the first by explaining how the market research has helped.
Answer:
I think it’s the first one A
