Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity. -gustave flaubert, madame bovary, 1856 the quote above is an example of a(n):
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. alliteration
d. irony

the reason the welfare system causes so much of a burden on its recipients is because the welfare system does not give its recipients any real tools to actually get out of poverty. the welfare system has embedded poverty deeper into society and has made it harder and harder for people to escape poverty.

in other words, it stoped the poor, and now its making it worse.

hope this . : )      

and im sorry it took so long for your question to get answered

answer; i do believe its (b) 12.5 years of age;