Read this sentence: "the air force will soar like eagles of freedom into a land that mutes any citizen who speaks of gaining it." what type of figurative language is used in this passage? a. understatement b. rhetoric c. hyperbole d. simile    edit: i realize now that i read the question wrong. if anyone wants the answer though its d. simile.

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

Suppose you need to verify how correctly use commas you open ur english textbook and scan the chaper titles in which one would most likey find the information you need

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.