Read this excerpt from james baldwin's "notes of a native son":
that year in new jersey lives in my mind as though it were
the year during which, having an unsuspected predilection
for it, i first contracted some dread, chronic disease, the
unfailing symptom of which is a kind of blind fever, a
pounding in the skull and fire in the bowels. once this
disease is contracted, one can never be really carefree
again, for the fever, without an instant's warning, can recur
at any moment.
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which sentence best explains how the use of metaphor in the exc
supports baldwin's purpose?
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a. by implying that no one is immune to the symptoms of racial
hatred, it shows that everyone has the capacity to hate.
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b. by suggesting that hatred is a disease that can manifest itself at
any time, it shows how pervasive hatred can be.
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c. by describing the author's experience with a similar disease, it
implies that hatred is contagious.
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d. by using a description of hatred that appeals to the senses, it
readers better imagine the effects of hatred.
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As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. it was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that i encountered friend. he accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. the man wore motley. had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. i wa to see him that i thought i should never have done wringing his hand. in the excerpt above, the use of the word madness is meant to o provide the reason for fortunato's ridiculous outfit. invoke a feeling of anger in the scene. screate a sarcastic tone in the narrator. describe the lawlessness of the carnival season. next question v ron urun

Which of these excerpts from “a white heron” is an example of personification