Which sentence contains both a simile and personification?
a. the hungry chainsaws cut through the forest of trees in no time at all.
b. our family picnic ended when the heavy rain decided to pay us a visit.
c. we knew the place would become a dancehall as soon as my uncle arrived.
d. my baseball glove wrapped itself around the ball like a mother holding her child.

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Who might be the main characters in a world parents type of creation story? a. a turtle and a raven b. a higher power and a human c. the sky and the earth d. the spirits of humans