In "a thousand years of guessing," the author states, "among the men and women listening around the fire, there must have been a monk who knew how to write, and he decided to put the riddles into a book." why does the author make this inference? a. there are written records discussing how monks were always present at a fire in england. b. the exeter book clearly records the circumstances under which it was written, and by whom. c. people of nobility in medieval england would have had a monk stationed in each estate, for the sole purpose of recording history. d. old english riddles have been recorded, and monks were some of the only people who knew how to read and write during this time period.

D. Old English riddles have been recorded, and monks were some of the only people who knew how to read and write during this time period.

During this time period, many people were likely to have known the riddles and to have recited them around a fire. However, very few people were literate. Nevertheless, the riddles were recorded, which begs the question of who would have been able to do such a thing. The author argues that the riddles were most likely written by a monk who knew how to write and who was present at this time.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

hello,

this starts with

the areas residents asking congress for admission.

this is the first step in the process of admitting a new state,

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