Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence from george orwell's novel keep the aspidistra flying? the public are swine; advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swall-bucket. a. flashback b. oxymoron c. euphemism d. metaphor

Read the passage below and answer the question. marcus had a reputation for being craven. no one had ever seen him do a single brave thing. using context clues, how would you define the word craven in the passage? intense courageous cowardly thoughtful

Choose the best paraphrase of bashes haiku an old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again a.the pond was silent until the frog jumped in splashing now alternates with quiet b.a pond will never be silent after one frog jumps into it and starts splashing around c. a frog jumps into a quiet pond there is a splash then all is quiet once more d. there was once an accident body of water that a frog splashed into and died

What tone does this passage convey? sara thought about her options and sighed. she figured nothing could make her situation better. angry satirical humorous pessimistic