Excitement: There were only 40 such riders going one way and 40 the other. Twain and the others had never seen one, ever. It was a little like anticipating the broadcast on television of the first American landing on the moon.
Finally after much anticipation, they were told they were going to see one such rider, and they did. It thrilled him to see the pony express rider. They were thrilled.
They knew what they were seeing. It was not bewilderment.
They were thrilled by the event. It was not indifference.
They had no reason to be afraid. He would pass them and be gone in and instant.
Answer: D
Answer:
"I also enlarged my mother's kitchen and pantry."
"Then Bart went off to college and I had use of the rest of the basement."
"Not only was this invention used in theaters, but it was sold to the Museum of Natural History and the New York Planetarium to project views of the heavens on the ceiling."
Explanation:
These are the statements that can be considered facts. Facts are objective statements that describe reality. The most important quality of facts is that they are falsifiable. This means that facts can be proven to be right or wrong. Facts are usually contrasted with opinions. Opinions are thoughts that a person has, but that are not necessarily shared by others. Moreover, opinions are not objectively right or wrong, they are subjective, as they express the unique point of view of a person, and depend on this for legitimacy.
Answer:
There is a comparison as the USS Alabama is compared with a monster.
Explanation:
USS Alabama is described as a huge monstrous ship which was built during the second world war. It played a important and robust role in the war. The paragraph is a comparison with a monster, considering the ship's size and usage. It is said to be as gigantic as a monster.
The BLM seeks to create procedures to protect certain species to ensure their recovery and to promote their conservation. This is to occur so that in the future ESA and BLM policies are no longer needed to protect these species.
Answer:
i tried to find some examples of figurative languages in the poem
here are some:
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<em>husha-husha-hush</em> is onomatopoeia
hmm.. <em>slippery sand-paper </em>is alliteration
<em>Moan like an autumn wind high in the lonesome treetops</em> is simile
(and the two below it are also similes. similes compare two things using the word LIKE or AS)
<em>bang-bang & hoo-hoo-hoo-oo </em>is also onomatopoeia
