The writer uses A) metaphor here.
Clegg Simmons isn't really a cookie, it is an expression used to denote somebody really smart.
One of the thing that is not a good approach to a question about your weakness is denying it.
Everybody has a weakness. The act of not admitting your weakness will only make you seen as weak and pathetic
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Answer:
marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference
Explanation:
Supine means, among other things, 'exhibiting passivity'; therefore, 'lying supinely' would be correctly defined as 'showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference'.
The supporting evidence in the text:
The phrase<em> lying supinely on our backs</em> is linked by the coordinating conjunction <em>and</em>, (which is used to join equal ideas), to the following: <em>hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot.</em> It definitely suggests passivity and indifference.
<span>The narrator is criticizing England for being completely inhuman with regard to other nations and their people. hope i helped!</span>