To his eyes the vase had been perfect, its width half its height, its curves like those of a flower petal. this sentence contains a example of which literary device?

Simile is the literary device that was used in the given sentence.

Explanation:

In the given sentence, “Its curves like those of a flower petal” compares the feature of the vase compared to a flower petal which is the characteristic of a simile. Simile and Metaphor compares things to make the reader understand the similarity between the object. The only difference is Simile uses the word “as” or “like” where Metaphor does not. For example, “He is cold as an ice” is a simile and “He is a lion while playing on field” is a metaphor.

the president was the speaker and it was a great part of history.

explanation:

video of the national aeronautic space administration's (nasa) coverage of president john f. kennedy’s address at rice university, houston, texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration. in his speech the president discusses the necessity for the united states to become an international leader in space exploration and famously states, "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

when reagan refers to freedom in this passage, he uses repetition as a rhetorical device. repetition is when the same words or phrases are repeated few times to make an idea stronger and more unforgettable. in this case, when he talks about freedom, he starts the sentence whit this word followed by a verb in present simple and after an advantage of being free.

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