What type of figurative language expresses similarities between two unlike things, but does not use the words like or as?

idiom

metaphor

irony

simile

What is creative nonfiction? How would you describe it in your own words?

Which text provides the more effective argument? Include details about the appeals and structures of the two texts to support your position.

Where was the first recorded Joke from? And when was it recorded.

What were some of Maya Angelou's purposes in writing I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings? Check all that apply. A. to tell about her childhood B. to prompt readers to think about what growing up as an African American girl in C. poverty was like D.

What is the relationship between the Age of Discovery and Christianity? O A. The Age of Discovery allowed people to be exposed to other religions, thus decreasing the power of Christianity. O B.

Which is another way to describe "active reading

Read the sentence. Debbie would probably have come with us if she didn't have homework. What is the verb phrase? would probably have come would have come with us Debbie would

In a series of names such as Sally, Bob, and Jimmy how would I show possession for all of them at once? Would it be Sally's, Bob's, and Jimmy's or Sally, Bob, and Jimmy's?

Which of the following best describes Twain's diction in the passage?

How does the speaker describe the sea as a final resting place? How does this develop the meaning of the poem?