Potter's Lake used to be the nicest lake in the area. But these days the water is green with algae, and the lake is choked with weeds all summer long. As a
result, people can no longer swim in it. Experts have determined the cause of the
problem. Fertilizers from yards and farms have been running into the lake. They
cause algae and weeds to grow out of control. They also kill birds and fish.

Match each literary device to its definition. pun the use of humor and exaggeration to mock or criticize people's impractical thoughts and practices irony the use of words in a way that conveys the opposite of what they mean paradox the use of a word with more than one possible meaning with the intention of creating humor satire ideas or concepts that seem absurd or contradictory but are nevertheless true arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth

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Reflect on the passages above and your responses to them. compose a response to this questions: how does the use of metaphor bring to life or intensify whatever the author is describing? do you think metaphors enhance description or make them too difficult to understand? explain your response.