Which device does the statement, "my backpack weighs a ton," illustrate?

a. synecdoche

b. personification

c. hyperbole

d. metonymy

Read the sentence. Jacob's sister loaned me a sweater. Which case is the underlined pronoun? objective possessive nominative

Where is my house key? nominative objective possessive

Why did Romans create a written code of law? to confuse their enemies and block invasions to allow citizens to see and understand the law to spread literature throughout the republic to serve as the basis for a new religion

What is a comparison essay? A. shows how two things are alike B. shows how two things are different C. shows how two things are alike and different D. persuades the reader to try one rather than the other

What is the major irony in the poem "ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall? A) the mother is afraid her daughter will get hurt marching in a protest, but her daughter get hurt going to church instead.

The campfire looked nice in the dark. Which is the best way to revise this sentence using descriptive detail and sensory words?

Explain the influence that On the Origin of Species had upon realist writers.

Andrew Carnegie balanced his good fortune with a pledge to pay the world back by distributing his wealth.

Which answer best describes the following excerpt from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar? Cobbler: which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles. A. prose B. blank verse C. reverse word order D. pun

What are nuances for the words stroll and scurry?