In the adapted excerpt from short story the lightning-rod man, which two statements best support an objective summary

i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

i do not think they will sing to me

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

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mark brainliest and have a great day!

awnser:

one thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when an em dash is the correct choice-all in order to write in the way people actually speak. but there are other mistakes that can detract from your credibility. while we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.

the correct way to cite this in apa format is the following: smith, d. (2001). world environment day. retrieved from  

apa (american psychological association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.  

quotation styles can differ by use and by styles and every subject has its own unique style of quotation.

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