Which of these passages includes an example of an analogy? A) The piano wheezed like an old horse. Enjoying the noise, the two children banged on the keys even harder and drowned out their parents' cries for them to stop.

B) The sun set amid the paper-thin clouds that slowly changed colors from bright pinks and greens to purple. Finally, everything faded to gray as the sun vanished behind the hills.

C) I chose way too challenging a slope for a beginning skier. I was like Wile E. Coyote running off the edge of a cliff, hovering in thin air, and then plummeting to the ground.

D) The walls were covered in blue paint that was the same color as the sky on a cloudless day.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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