Which sentence from the paragraph is an example of a simile?
a. the back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight.
b. the leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived.
c. the tulips were bright slashes of color like a child's crayon drawing.
d. in the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun.

Read the passage.which statement best describes how pacing of events heightens tension

Read the sentences below. (1) wordsworth believed that poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways, and shelley's "ode to the west wind" does just that. (2) in the poem, the speaker calls the wind "thou breath of autumn's being." (3) later in the poem, the speaker refers to the wind as both "destroyer and preserver." which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? a "in addition" b "finally" c "for instance" d "moreover"

Correct sentence. when her brother boarded the ship bound for america, christina stood on the pier and tearfully waved goodbye.