The stars were shining like diamonds in the sky.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Consider the following situation: Curtis writes quickly for five minutes about music, without stopping. When he is finished, he will read what he has written and pick out one or more interesting ideas. What prewriting strategy is Curtis using? A.

What does jem ask walter cunningham about at lunch? why does atticus say it's a sin to kill a mockingbird?

What does Charles Dickens seem to be implying about the rich and the poor in this excerpt from chapter 2 of Oliver Twist?

In which sentence are the correlative conjunctions used correctly? A. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident. B. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating. C. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim. D.

Nina practiced the trumpet for 1/6 hour. Santiago practiced the trumpet for 4/6 hour. How much longer did Santiago practiced then nina

Pace [noun] how fast or slow someone moves is their pace. The word pace makes you think of what?

Select all that apply. Which factors influence your resting metabolic rate? age height gender body composition race frequency of eating

In Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", the speaker wonders about the potential accomplishments of those buried in the churchyard.

Why did jim thorton friends leave him beside the river?

How does inertia effect a person who is not wearing a seatbelt during a collision