Reflecting on Your Response Sample Response: The author uses metaphor to make
it seem like he is really creating lightning. The positive
language makes the experience seem fun and exciting.
What did you include in your response? Select all that
apply.
I described how the metaphor helps readers see
lightning, not just a light bulb.
O I described how positive connotations make the
experience seem exciting and new to him.
I described how the language helped me picture the
author's experience. Oh

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.