Which statement best describes the effect of the word choice in this passage?

Like a doomed lizard trying to cross a busy highway, Dan inhaled and
stepped to the podium to make his speech.

A. The author's use of words with positive connotations suggests
that he or she believes Dan will be more successful than the
lizard.

B. The author's use of figurative language about the doomed lizard
suggests that he or she believes Dan's speech will not be a
success.

C. The author's repetition of the letter p suggests that he or she
believes Dan is going to make a funny speech.

D. The author's reference to a highway suggests that he or she thinks
Dan's speech will be too long.

I’n a rough draft, where should the main idea first appear in the paper

According to the riddle of the rosetta stone, what problem did both jean-francois champollion and sylvestre de sacy face in their attempts to decipher the writings on the rosetta stone?

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt