Cobbler:
i am indeed, sir, a surgeon
to old shoes: when they are in great danger i
recover them.

which description fits best with what the cobbler means by the use of the word “recover” as a pun?

a. he cures them and puts a new sole to “cover” them.
b. he uses his work to him “get over” what he is upset about.
c. he has old shoes himself, so he cannot anyone else.
d. as a plebeian, he is not allowed to fix his own shoes.

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from james joyce's "the dead"? his soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling. a. metaphor b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. euphemism

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.