The spoon was her secret, when I stirred it below the rough milky surface that was her mind; a fortress my curiosity and desire could not penetrate.
He flew down the stairs, because he was the spirit of this morning, the wind that brought the rain, and he was the spring; the spring that melted the ice of yesterday’s storm. What kid wouldn’t be? It was Christmas morning.
She was a tigress, eyeing her opponents with a quiet fierceness. She could win this chess tournament, if her moves were thunder on the table, her reflexes lightning in the air, her strategy a midnight flood; you don’t know you’re doomed until it’s too late.
The correct answer is: [A]: "implied metaphor" .
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Refer to: "....lay on her little island" . The "little island" is the implied metaphor.
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The answer is D. Theme. The theme is the central idea in a piece of writing or work of art.
The supporting details should be included in the Body Paragraphs of an essay. The introduction is an introduction of what you plan to write about, and the thesis is included in the introduction where you specifically mention your main topics/points. However you elaborate on these in the body paragraphs and these elaborations are your supporting details. The conclusion is a summary of your essay and should not be introducing any new information.
The direct object comes after the action verb while the subjective complement comes after a linking verb. :)
