He took a sip of milk and felt the burning diminishing, dying away. which best explains how this passage demonstrate the use of metaphor in the story?
a. the author illustrates the idea of starvation with the glass of milk
b. the author uses metaphor to illustrate the flavor of the milk
c. the author illustrates the use of greed through the milk
d. the author shows that the milk is like life to the boy

The correct answer is:

The interpretation the best explains how the passage demonstrates the use of metaphor in the story is:

A. The author illustrates the idea of starvation with the glass of milk.

Writers use metaphor to create a range of meanings, so, the more we read the better we can interpret the meaning in a certain narrative text. By interpreting that figurative language we can discover our own understanding, this is why a text could have a different meaning to different readers. The task of understanding differs depending on the context; even literary critics spend long periods of time trying to decipher what metaphors mean.

In this case in particular I have chosen option A, because that is to me the best interpretation. When a person suffers from starvation usually feels a burning pain which may be relieved by eating, and milk is supposed to provide relief.  So, our character was facing a threat of hunger and feeling such pain that with just a sip of milk (which could have been a bite of bread) felt that the pain began to disappear.    

for this, you need to remember something significant in your own life, for example, if you were bullied when you were younger, you can mention your memories on this and touch on how such treatment can harm other kids your age either physically or mentally. (racism, car crashes, a parent in the hospital are all very good subjects, think hard on it! )

hope i ! : )

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)