Which line from "Aunty Misery” contains a simile? “‘I wish that anyone who climbs up my pear tree should not be able to come back down until I permit it.’”
One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof.
With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree.
And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.

Ask yourself all of the following questions before you even consider submitting your essay for grading. if your answer to even one of these questions is no, then you still have some work to do. does my introduction attempt to “hook” the reader? does my essay have a clear and specific thesis statement? does my essay accurately tell my story? does my essay indicate why i’m telling my story? have i described only my own experiences? have i used the first-person point of view (the pronoun “i”) throughout the essay? have i clearly indicated where paragraphs begin and end? does each of my paragraphs support my thesis statement? does my conclusion summarize and give closure to my essay? have i effectively proofread my essay? have i met the length requirement? is my essay formatted according to the instructions?

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind is depicted as protective and respectful rigid and narrow-minded innovative and ambitious worldly and clever

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.