“Allowing the Silence to have it's space",
What type of figurative language is this?

Answer:

Personification

Explanation:

Silence is given a human characteristic or human quality by stating that it needs to have space and that it owns said space.  

Which sentence contains a gerund?

My cell phone battery is dying.
Don't worry about every detail.
Was Gigi holding the crying baby?
Hiking is a great form of exercise.

how do the first paragraphs of the story create tension

Polly had pink and purple popsicles what figurative language is that

Father asked him, "Have you no school today?".( change the mode of narration)​

Which of the following most effectively revises the passage for clarity and consistency in style and tone? (50PTS!!!)

I can infer that Jason is​

Determine which of the underlined words is used correctly in the sentence.

Which statement is the best inference from the explicit and implicit details in
the passage?
Walking to school Tuesday morning, Jonah wrinkled his nose. "What is
that?" he asked, "It smells like smoke."
"You're right" agreed Angelo. Then he saw a plume of black smoke
rising from the river several miles away. He pointed at it. Just then, a
fire truck screamed by, lights on and sirens blaring, heading toward the
smoke.
A. Angelo has better vision than Jonah does.
B. There is a fire near the river.
O OGO O
C. Angelo doesn't smell the smoke.
D. The river is closer than they think.

Which of the following BEST summarizes one of the main themes of the story, More Important Than Victory?
A Every contest does not have to involve winners humiliating losers.
B All is fair in love and war.
C Winning is at least as much a psychological thing as a physical thing.
D Nice guys finish last.

The mountainous area was ______, which made the rescue teams exhausted.

Which fits better, vast or tedious?

Is John Proctor a good example of a tragic hero Why or why not?

Connor bought 40 pencils for $0.35 each. Mara bought 70 pencils at the same price. How much more money did Mara spend?

Which word could replace the underlined word without changing the over all meaning of the sentence on the wall exactly opposite there was a photograph Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army his sword in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth respect for uniform bearing

Select the best way to combine these two simple sentences:

My arm was injured. I was sent home from the game.

A.
Although my arm was injured, I was sent home from the game.

B.
My arm was injured, I was sent home from the game.

C.
My arm was injured, and I was sent home from the game.

D.
My arm was injured, so I was sent home from the game.

The text states, "When threads of gold streaked the
sky, Lok removed the blue stone." The phrase
"threads of gold" is an example of
A
hyperbole.
B
metaphor.
С
personification
D
irony

1. I slipped because of the dip and then flipped. 2. I high five my French fries. 3. The crook took the book.

Read the first paragraph from O. Henry’s story “The Gift of the Magi.”

“One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent *imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.”


[*imputation of parsimony: accusation of stinginess]

Why did the author use this paragraph to open his story?

A. It produces tension that foreshadows later events in the story.
B. It slows the pace of the story so events do not proceed too quickly.
C. It creates a conversational tone, as if someone were telling the story aloud.
D. It reveals important information about one of the story’s important characters.

What is the falling action, resolution, and the summary of internal conflict for the book Shawn and Rachel (he said she said) by Shannon Layne

(The scene begins aboard a whale-watching boat. Many students slouch on benches, others lean lazily on ferry railings. A few students thumb through shiny brochures, shaking their heads and grumbling quietly.)

GREGOR: This is not what I expected.

OMAR: Yeah. Whale watching? More like wave watching. What a rip off.

(OMAR turns to a whale picture in his brochure and holds it up to the group. A few heads nod, but it is not the reaction he hoped for. He retreats to a quiet bench. A splash a few yards out in the water stirs the group, and many rise.)

GREGOR: That’s more like it. Guys, c’mere. Look here, just below the surface. (Students lean forward, many pull phones and cameras from their coat pockets.)

Which setting detail advances the action of the scene?

Many students slouch on benches, others lean lazily on ferry railings.
A few students thumb through shiny brochures, shaking their heads and grumbling quietly.
Omar turns to a whale picture in his brochure and holds it up to the group.
A splash a few yards out in the water stirs the group, and many rise.

"While I nodded, nearly napping..." is an example of which sound device? *
Repetition
Alliteration
Rhyme
Suspense

Which sentence BEST describes the process of drawing conclusions based on the information in a table?
A.)Decide what broad statement the data supports.
B.)Agree to be persuaded by the writer’s argument.
C.)Notice your emotional reaction to data in the table.
D.)Evaluate the accuracy of the information displayed.

does anyone need help

SOURCE 1: Professor's Wilkinson's theory on cloud formation is a
challenge to the accepted model taught in meteorology classes all
over the country. His Ideas are sure to revolutionize our field and leave
scientists dizzy for generations to come.
SOURCE 2: Everyone's favorite weirdo, Professor Wilkinson, has
proposed some funny Ideas about cloud formation. Normally, we
would dismiss such nonsense outright, but Wilkinson is a respected
professor, and he has tested his hypothesis with field research, so I
guess we'll take the time to publish his argument and then let the
scientific community destroy it.
Which statement best synthesizes Information from both sources?
O A. Professor Wilkinson's opinion about cloud formation disagrees
with what most scientists believe.
O B. Professor Wilkinson's ideas on cloud formation will eventually
change what scientists believe.
O C. Professor Wilkinson is a strange man, and his wacky ideas are the
result of his outlandish personality
O D. Professor Wilkinson teaches students new and interesting
concepts about clouds

what does the claim from the passage mean?

What are the three steps of the Preacher’s Method?

simile or metaphor they turned on themselves like a furnish wheel of fumbling spokes ​

they _to save the environment.(simple past of 'pledge')​

Book: Fahrenheit 451

I am writing an essay about who shaped Montag the most and I chose Beatty

I need 3 quotes that Captain Beatty said that helped shape Montag and the meaning of those quotes to back up my reasoning

PLS HELP ME

The "central idea" is the main message of a text. It summarizes the story and tells the reader what the text is about. Which sentence best captures the central idea of "The Pie"?
Question 1 options:
"I knew enough about hell to stop me from stealing."
"But boredom made me sin."
"He watched my fingers greedily push big chunks of pie down my throat."
I knew sin was what you took and didn’t give back.

Read the poem.

Drip drop, plip plop
like a shower faucet
Rain pours from the sky
our noses pressed flat
against the window
The sky is an aquarium

Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?

Drip drop, plip plop
like a shower faucet
against the window
The sky is an aquarium