Is the following quote a metaphor? like comparing it to slavery?
“a judge mcclellan in lansing had authority over me and all of my brothers and sisters. we were ‘state children,’ court wards; he had the full say-so over us. a white man in charge of a black man’s children! nothing but legal, modern slavery—however kindly"

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Which character shows external character development in the crucible

15 points & brainliest ! when the speaker compares dream memories to fall leaves that are hard to catch, what feelings does this simile suggest? what was i dreaming? it's coming back to me! but scraps of dream memories drift just out of reach like fall leaves dancing in the wind that i chase madly but cannot catch. a. the speaker is confident b. the speaker is disappointed. c. the speaker is ashamed. d. the speaker is excited. i am stuck between b & d. explain your answer