Read this excerpt from the way to rainy mountain: "great green and yellow grasshoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh, and tortoises craw about on the red earth, going nowhere in the plenty of time." why does the author use the simile "popping up like corn to sting the flesh" in this excerpt? question 14 options: a) to suggest a laziness in the land b) to show the violence of nature c) to convey how hot the weather was d) to give a picture of the behavior of grasshoppers

The correct answer is D: the author wants to give a picture of the behavior of grasshoppers. Through this sentence, the author is using the figure of speech called simile which is a comparison characterized by the use of comparison words such as "like". This sentence from the excerpt contains the word "like", and it is comparing the behavior or movement of the grasshoppers to the popping up of corn.

uncanny would be like unlucky or disaster. you can look for more in the dictionary or if you have text book then turn to a. 17 but it's different with textbooks.

the civil rights act was passed on april 9, 1866 by a republican dominated congress. it was passed over president johnson's veto, in an effort to push back against discrimination of african americans.