VRead the quote from page 62: “Shuttles holding the weft thread hurtled themselves like beasts of prey through
the tall forest of warp threads, and beaters slammed the threads tightly into place.”
Based on the author’s use of figurative language, what is she trying to illustrate to
readers? RL.7.4

a. It shows the sharpness and the quick movements of the shuttle are fierce and violent
b. It illustrates that a shuttle would only become dangerous when an inexperienced factory girl is
using it
c. It conveys that the sharpness and speed of the shuttle is more easier for the factory girls to use
d. It illustrates that more than one factory girl was required to control a shuttle

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir