Read the following excerpt from the poem "the fish" by elizabeth bishop. a green line, frayed at the endwhere he broke it, two heavier lines, and a fine black threadstill crimped from the strain and snapwhen it broke and he got away. like medals with their ribbonsfrayed and wavering, a five-haired beard of wisdomtrailing from his aching jaw. what feeling does her use of simile suggest? a. repulsion b. respect c. nostalgia d. humor

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.