Which sentence uses the correct comparative form of closely?

a.
the stallion follows closer than the donkey.

b.
joe rides closelier than fred.

c.
ana follows more closely than marisol.

i think a.

To become the mesmerizer’s subject, twain must displace hicks. twain presents himself as very different from hicks. based on this contrast, what does twain seem to value and admire in a person ?

Which literary device has emily dickinson used in these lines? how dreary to be somebody! how public, like a frog to tell your name the livelong day to an admiring bog! metaphor alliteration simile allusion

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?