Which two sentences use definition 2 of the word literal?

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

In at least 150 words, discuss the symbolic significance of janie’s hair in their eyes were watching god

You're playing the slots and "win" twenty-five bucks! you're stoked. during the past ten weeks, you've won another fifty bucks. but you've dropped two bucks in the slot machines every day for ten weeks