The noise of a dorm slamming came from downstairs reverberated through the house so loudly --like a gunshot--that bruno jumped and Maria let out a small scream. what figurative language is this? what words form the figurative language?
A. noise from a door slamming came from downstairs
B. reverberated through the house so loudly -- like a gunshot --
C. Bruno jumped and Maria let out a small scream
D. None of these

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

If this were a fictionalized account, instead of a memoir, which might be the opening sentence? a) i am not your prisoner. b) i find myself in prison. c) you have taken me prisoner. d) black hawk had been taken prisoner.