Read this passage: I will plough the land,

Turning up the black soil.

I will ride upon this heaving surface

As a boat rides upon the water.

Even as a boat

Cleaving the water with an eager keel,

I have run a furrow

Straight across the ridges.

The author uses SIMILES to

Question 8 options:

explain how a boat would look out of the water.

compare a farmer walking to a plow moving soil.

show how the plow going through dirt is like a boat going through water.

explain how hard it is to plow a field.

c or the 3rd answer option

Explanation: he mentioned the sea but never mentioned if it was hard to plow and never said anything about being an a boat. he just imagined that this plow is like a boat in the sea.

she swerves to avoid the turtle.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation: