Which of the following is the best example of the author's use of simile to get her point across to the reader?
A. “…he would wake up groaning like the demon in a kabuki drama…”
B. “But the rumor was that…he had access to information from fellow Isseis that he later used to buy his release.”
C. “But these were still unfamiliar visits from a demon we had never seen when we lived in Ocean Park.”
D. “…I could hear them whispering about Papa, deliberately, just loud enough…”

What exaggeration about him smiley does the narrator of the notorious jumping frog of calveras county make

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you

Iquickly discovered that the tour guide, as well as the park rangers, were tired of people's abuse of the grand mesa's precious resources, which is protected by the state of colorado. current measures allow colorado to prosecute people who do not follow park rules.which verb in the students rough draft is incorrect and needs to be changed during the editing process? a. discoveredb. werec. isd. allow