It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
Explanation:
A simile is a method for comparison of a thing with something different. It creates a realistic feeling to the situation, imagined or visualized distinctively.
Let us read the sentence from the story, as mentioned by the author.
"I pulled the heavy double doors open; the hinges squeaked like a platoon of lost ghosts."
The squeaky sound of the hinges because the door had not been used for a long time. The narrator is unfamiliar with what lies behind the door.
The hinges, compared to a platoon of lost ghosts, give a scary feeling to the sentence.
Hence, the answer is the second answer choice -
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
The answer is letter C because
Answer:
Personification
Explanation:
Stars are inanimate, so they can't dance. By saying this, they are making them more human. They personify them.
Answer:
Written by Applepi101
This helps to justify what Shakespeare expressed in his statement that people should not make fun of love at first sight because it just may be real. The author introduces us to a character from "The Office" to show us an example of what we mock when we think of love at first sight. The character does everything possible to find the model only to discover that she is, unfortunately, dead. Even so, he visited her grave, singing a requiem to what could have been. In paragraph 21, the author describes a similar event in the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Although Romeo and Juliet did not know each other, he had fallen in love with her at first sight and expressed through a sonnet that he wanted to kiss her, and she, in the end, agrees with his feelings.
I do not have the text, so I hope this helps you write your answer!
--Applepi101
I would say that the answer is probably 3. Hope this helped!
-TTL
