In my opinion, the correct answer is A. simile for stories Jamie makes up about himself. Simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing or phenomenon to another, with or without the conjunction "like" or "as". In this case, the comparison to a paper boat obviously refers to "stories about the real Jamie Sabin" that he sets adrift.
By the way, here is the excerpt:
<span>Inside the bus, in his summer Class-A uniform with its brass glitter and infantry-blue shoulder cordon, Jamie Sabin was going home. Fort Benning would be a fading dream; Preston, Virginia, a place unknown, his future. He was in between, fumbling with puzzle pieces, making up stories about the real Jamie Sabin. Each of these he set adrift like a paper boat on a shifting sea of daydreams. He did that encased in the drone and shudder of diesel pistons and hissing tires. Jamie Sabin was going home to a place unknown. </span>
Answer: Using figurative speeches and maintaning curiousity of readers.
As you walk off the stage filled with pride. You think to yourself " Man, i did great, who knows how jealous those popular girls are!" As you walk towards youre parents, they rush over to you giving you a big hug. "I saw you! You did great out there!" said Mom. "Im proud of you" said Dad. You hug them and said "Can I talk to my friends right quick?" they said yes and you go over to the popular girls. You stalk them for a while waiting for them to say anything about youre amazing preformace! As, you overhear them, you are left in shock... " Have you seen that girl on stage? She was so bad, like HA! She dosent know how to dance for anything!" ( Lets call her... Stacy ) said Stacy. "Yeah! Shes so bad!" said Lucy. You come out from the shadows, and decided to say something back to them for roasting your AMAZING dancing skills. "Too bad you can’t count jumping to conclusions and running your mouth as exercise." said Marice. Stacy was mad, so she wanted to get you back. "Says the person who dont know how to dance!" says stacy. Lucy laughed and thought that was a good roast. "OOF, Lucy I thought I had the flu, but then I realized your fa\ce makes me sick to my stomach. Plus, don’t you get tired of putting make up on two faces every morning?" Lucy didnt have a response, so you went back to stacy to finish her off. Stacy pushes you, and says " Wow, that roast was trash, just like your face!" She said while laughing. "At least my phone battery lasts longer than your relation.ships, acting like a pr1ck doesn’t make yours grow bigger." Said Marcie. Stacy was mad but she backed down with you taking victory. " Whatever, cmon Lucy." You walk back over to your parents, and went home for the day. Remembering every last bit of what happened as you went to bed.
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The fourth one is the one that best describes the paragraph.
