PLEASE HELP 20 POINTSS!!! Below are two thoughts that go through Meg’s mind in Chapter 10:
X) ​Her tongue felt like a stone tongue in her mouth., Y) ​Her words were blunted by the stone tongue.

Which statement below does ​not​ accurately compare and contrast the two statements above? *

a) Both Statement X and Statement Y employ figurative language techniques.
b) Statement X employs the technique of simile while Statement Y employs the technique of metaphor.
c) Statement X uses the technique of personification while Statement Y uses the technique of hyperbole.
d) Neither statement is composed entirely of literal language.

Read this sentence from the interview. when i say that an actor is natural, i mean that he appears to act in accordance with his ideal, in accordance with his nature, and that he is not an imitator or a copyist—that he is not made up of shreds and patches taken from others, but that all he does flows from interior fountains and is consistent with his own nature, all having in a marked degree the highest characteristics of the man. how does the phrase "flows from interior fountains" affect the interview? a-it suggests that actors have more to give of themselves than other people do. b- it suggests that actors try their hardest to create believable characters. c- it suggests that actors include a part of their own essence in the roles they play. d- it suggests that actors have an abundance of emotions that they must release.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?