Which lines from "ode to mi gato" contain a simile? a. "and he stood on his / hind legs. i love mi gato, / porque i found" b. "him on the fender / of an abandoned car. / he was a kitten," c. "for halloween, / because i dangled / a sock of chicken skin" d. "with a meow / like the rusty latch / on a gate. i carried"

In a speech to high school students, a business owner makes the following statement short response

What is the best way to brainstorm ideas for an argumentative essay? generate ideas for both sides of the argument compile a list of possible sources for the topic list descriptive details that illustrate the main argument craft a strong thesis statement that is the focus of the essay

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.