Read this excerpt from Common Sense:
The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak.
What kind of figurative language does Thomas Paine use here?
A.) Diction
B.) Personification
C.) Simile
D.) Ethos
Answer: C.) Simile (APEX class ;)
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Answer:
c: composing
Explanation:
A gerund is a verb form which functions as a noun. In this sentence, there is only one verb form which functions as a noun: composing.
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