What is the Metaphor / Simile of each paragraph? I am from lawn-mowers,
from Lysol disinfectant spray
and Stella Dora cookies.

I am from the long driveway to the brick house
and the carefully cultivated vegetable garden.

I am from Sunday family dinners,
from sister slumber parties,
and from the smell of coffee every morning.

I am from the purposeful pink roses planted by my father,
the basil, mint and berries in the yard.

I’m from summertime making of countless coke bottles full of tomato sauce
and from everyone speaking at once,
but somehow always listening,
from Antonio
and Dianne.

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Ineed . the passage implies that: a. most jury trials involve violent crimes b.jurors may be surprised by how stressful being in a jury is c. a trial by jury is not a fair way to judge a person’s guilt or innocence d. the people who take jury duty least seriously are the ones who find xperience most stressful