In the poem, the speaker describes her neighbor as "walking like a woman who is balancing a sword inside of her body" (Oliver 4-5). How is this an effective use of simile?

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

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

According to huxley, what is the main reason why people use language inappropriately when discussing war