What type of figurative language is used in the phrase, "his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town"

Why can’t the man get the third fire started?

Choose the best paraphrase of bashes haiku an old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again a.the pond was silent until the frog jumped in splashing now alternates with quiet b.a pond will never be silent after one frog jumps into it and starts splashing around c. a frog jumps into a quiet pond there is a splash then all is quiet once more d. there was once an accident body of water that a frog splashed into and died

Create an accurate summary of the “goodbye” scene between marylin and her brother in “the cold equations”