Identify which figurative language is being used in the following sentence and explain what it means. "I could tell she just got back from the beauty parlor because her hair was frizzed like she had just rammed her fingers into an electric socket."

(I know its a simile but I need help explaining it)

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

In 3 sentences explain how ambrose bierce's use of foreshadowing or flashback influences "an occurence at owl creek bridge "