"By and large they carried these things inside, maintaining the masks of composure."
How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the
meaning of the passage?

the answer is c 100% -apex

you need to explain that more, your grammer just needs to be close to perfect.

there is a sequence and logical steps to give an answer of a trouble.

1) strategy is necessary to develop an project idea.

2) to study and know the environment where you are going to work ( ecosystem).

3)   the materials resources to built the ideas.

4) to give a priority order in the context that you study. in this case human needs.

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can