Read the excerpt from the secret garden:

the most absorbing thing, however, was the preparations to be made before colin could be transported with sufficient secrecy to the garden...it was almost as serious and elaborately thought out as the plans of march made by great generals in time of war.

what is the meaning of the figurative language "the plans of march made by great generals in time of war"?

a ) it is a big undertaking.
b ) they need a lot of people to help them.
c ) it took a great deal of strategic planning.
d ) they must be careful and go undetected.

Which statement about the structure of these lines is true? romeo and juliet

I’m robert frost poem “mending wall”, what does the narrator have on his side of the wall? a. a pine forest b. a cow farm c. an apple orchard d. a rabbit nursery

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.