What is the most prominent figurative language element in this excerpt from the poem ñthe first snowfallî by james russell lowell?

every pine and fir and hemlock
wore ermine too dear for an earl,
and the poorest twig on the elm-tree
was ridged inch deep with pearl.

a. simile
b. alliteration
c. synecdoche
d. personification
e. hyperbole

Analyze the foot of the following word. use a dictionary if necessary. advise iambic trochaic

17. read the email below and identify four areas of improvement your supervisor has written about having with the staff. next, create one recommendation for each area of improvement. (hint: refer to your textbook for recommendation ideas.) areas of improvement recommendations a. type answer here e. type answer here b. type answer here f. type answer here c. type answer here g. type answer here d. type answer here h. type answer here

"introduction to oedipus the king": what is most likely the author's intent in writing about the difference(s) between sophocles's play and the original myth on which it's based?