Which two sentences in the passage use figurative language? The Nile River
Earth contains thousands of rivers spread across the different continents. Seen from the air, the river flows like a giant snake slithering across the region. When the river was flooded with water, the Egyptians thanked the gods for honoring their lands with fertility and greenery. The river was indeed a ray of sunshine for the the Egyptian people

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these