Dirk exaggerates all the time. he claims that he can run a mile in five minutes, jump over a parked car, and swim the length of the pool underwater. fran asked him to stop it, but dirk said he hadn’t exaggerated anything in the last ten years.
a.
the leopard cannot change its spots.
b.
old habits die hard.
c.
nothing ventured, nothing gained.
d.
strike while the iron is hot.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.