Read this sentence from the essay:

hester receives a constant stream of admonitions and moral guidance, but the guidance and nudgings dimmesdale receives from chillingsworth are far more sinister and evil.

based on the context, what does the word admonitions mean?

gentle or friendly criticism or advice
loud and frightening spirits or apparitions
free and loving manipulation of people
kind and open misinformation or lies

gentle, or friendly critism, or advice.. because it also uses the terms "moral guidance" as a clue.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

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