Answer:
The answers are:
It includes over forty thousand definitions.
It offers excerpted examples of the words in literature.
Explanation:
<em>Samuel Johnson's </em>"A Dictionary of the English Language" was regarded as the best dictionary of its day. It was published in 1755, thus this makes the first choice (It was published in the late 1800s) incorrect.
I<u>t has around 42,773 words with their meanings</u>, thus this makes the second choice (It includes over forty thousand definitions) correct. The dictionary which "only" contained 40,000 words was prepared by <em>Nathan Bailey.</em>
The dictionary only shows the<u> meaning of the words and "not their origin."</u> Thus, this makes the third choice (It includes information about word origin) incorrect.
The meaning of the words are illustrated with the help of quotations (excerpts) relating to literature. So, this makes the last choice (It offers excerpted examples of the words in literature) correct. Examples of the quotations comes from Shakespeare, Dryden and Milton.
However, the dictionary doesn't have a preface written by William Shakespeare. Thus, this makes the fourth choice (It has a preface written by William Shakespeare) incorrect.
Answer:
Metaphor
Explanation:
This sentence doesn't have the words like or as comparing a few things so it can't be a simile.
This sentence doesn' t really exhausted anything so it can' t be a hyperbole.
This sentence doesn't compare something with an action which only humans can do so it isn't personification.
The person who wrote this sentence is trying to explain the sound he or she is hearing. So they added all the sounds mentioned to compare with the real noise.
From the excerpt you posted it looks like the writer's primary purpose is to persuade the audience to share his point of view.
This can be seen in phrases like "it seems to me that the decision is easy", where he implies that he has enough knowledge to see something that the Township officials are not seeing.
I'm not sure what you read or what this question is really about, but I'm guessing the answer would have something to do with him making the character relatable and applies to everyone who reads it. Maybe the reader is able to see some of themselves in the traits of the character?
