Read this sentence from the passage. The air was crisp and refreshing, and the sky
was a clear, brilliant blue.

Which revision of the sentence best uses parallel
structure?

The crisp and refreshing air, the brilliant blue sky, and
the snow all added up to a picturesque winter day.

The refreshingly crisp air, brilliant blue sky, and
blindingly white snow all added up to a picturesque
winter day.

The refreshingly crisp air, brilliant blue sky, and snow
so bright it almost blinded us all added up to a
picturesque winter day.

The crisp and refreshing air, the clear, brilliant blue of
the sky, and the blindingly white snow all added up to
a picturesque winter day.

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.

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Answer in a complete paragraph (at least five sentences) using rare (restate the question, answer the question, reason why, evidence to support). be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation. the importance of being earnest presents characters who live for one thing and one thing only—to do whatever will bring them pleasure. what message does the play get across regarding the pursuit of pleasure? is this message positive or negative? give specific examples from the play to support your response. respond in a complete paragraph.