Is this the excerpt you are referring to?
<span>In a smithy
one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze
plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam-
the way they make soft iron hale and hard—:
just so that eyeball hissed around the spike.
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If so, the use of the epic simile in this excerpt helps the reader understand how hot the spear actually is.
Answer:
It is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off.
Explanation:
Though, admittedly, this is one of those rare times that I am not 100% confident with my response.
The aunt was only taunting him to tell a story, probably hoping he would back down and stop criticizing her. So the answer is The aunt does not expect the bachelor to tell a story, but he does. The ironic part is that the kids get tired of him immediately
<span>Speeding, peeling out or weaving through traffic are all example of reckless driving. </span>