Read the following sentence and then select the correct answer to the question: stars rocketed across the sky that night, "as if pulled on a string held by a giant." what does the author mean by the words in quotes? a. the narrator lives in a world where giants control the skies. b. the shooting stars seemed other-worldly and magical. c. something went terribly wrong with the stars that night. d. no one could see any stars because they were hidden.

Read the poem. "there is no frigate like a book" (1263) by emily dickinson there is no frigate like a book to take us lands away, nor any coursers like a page of prancing poetry-- this traverse may the poorest take without oppress of toll-- how frugal is the chariot that bears the human soul. what is the primary metaphor in this poem? question 1 options: the reading experience is compared to taking a journey. a ship is compared to a book. a horse is compared to a page. a chariot is compared to a soul.