Roses are red
Violets are blue
This is not going to rhyme
And you know it too

Danny went for a long bike ride he covered at least forty miles

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.