Use the following sentence to answer the question. In the afternoon, the trees were bare arms and the fields were a dreary brown, but just before dusk the first flurries started.
Which of the following explains how the authors uses figurative language?
Select one:

metaphor to show the color of the fields

hyperbole to describe the snowflakes

simile to describe the trees

personification to describe the trees

Why is emerson’s essay “self-reliance” a great example of transcendentalism?

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Wi n t e r acrostic poem worth 10 points but giving 30