Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity. -gustave flaubert, madame bovary, 1856 the quote above is an example of a(n):
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. alliteration
d. irony

Which statement best describes the reason why the allies responded to the berlin blockade by airlifting supplies to the city? they did not have enough troops to attack the ussr. they controlled only the water routes to berlin. they controlled only one land route into west berlin. they did not want to use military force against the ussr.