Showing results for Let's go far from the city and the screaming lights of neon signs to find a moment of whispered whimsy among the forest pines. Let's press pause on our daily program and let nature be our guide, leading us to new adventures out on the mountainside. Let's sense the sun on our faces, feel the dancing breeze, and say hello to a careful critter scurrying between the trees. Let's sleep under the stars as they sparkle like diamond rings, and feel at one with the world, enjoying the simpler things. Which answer option best explains the meaning of a metaphor in this poem? A. "Whispered whimsy" means that the pines speak words of wisdom, like a wise person living in the forest. B. "Whispered whimsy" means that the forest is boring, like a voice that could put people to sleep. C. "Screaming lights of neon signs" means that the city is overly bright, like a neon sign. D. "Screaming lights of neon signs" means that the sight of neon is stressful and unpleasant, like a scream

Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.i don’t really want to talk about my father but i end up telling minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. dad’s family owned casinos in cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. there were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins. he took me on an overnight inspection once. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets.how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage? it includes historical information about the spaniards and indians to indicate the work is nonfiction.it describes the setting of the ranch owned by pilar’s cuban grandparents to explain family values.it uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in cuba.it manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between pilar and her father.