What effect does the metaphor have in this sentence? the midwestern town was an outpost of northeastern radical thought, defended by shots from the town’s newspapers and reinforced by regiments of campaigners for abolition and women’s rights. the metaphor emphasizes the aggressive nature of politics in the town. the metaphor clarifies that people from another region had taken over the town. the metaphor suggests that residents cared more about politics than about their family lives. the metaphor shows that the citizens were organized into an armed force.

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians