Which figure of speech does thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "the cockerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! it would put nations on the alert."? personification metaphor simile hyperbole

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What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "hester could not imbibe the true weight of her crime after seeing the hypocritical nature of her fellow puritans."

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) the moon which often shines too brightly in my window is full tonight. b) my new textbook which costs over thirty dollars is the best one i've ever read. c) mr. smith, who is a well-respected lawyer, has just retired from active practice. d) the play by velma winterbaker, that was published last year, ended up winning the pulitzer prize. '