Is this a phrase , independent clause ,or dependent clause "to go to Washington"

Write a procedure to explain something you already know how to do

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile