The author includes this statement to show that in the story called a girl named zippy

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Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.

One woman even said that Mooreland "is a long way to go not to be anywhere when you get there," and yet I persisted.

The author includes this statement to show that

The author includes this statement to show that Mooreland is very small and plain.

Explanation:

The author reinforces the idea that Moorelnd is a flat, diminutive, boring and disruptive and boring character. The author does this, when he compares Mooreland to a long and discouraging path that takes no one anywhere, on the contrary it delays the arrival at the desired place. In other words, we can say that the author reinforces the idea that Mooreland is one-dimensional, without layers and depths.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

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"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"