The following statement: "it [the canal] was justly hailed as an enterprise of breathtaking boldness." is what?

a. an opinion
b. personification
c. a smile
d. a methaphor

In the story "a very old man with enormous wings", why does the young girl get changed into a spider?

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?