I suppose that futile waiting was the sorrowful background music of our impoverished little community when I was young.

Which best describes the figurative language used in this sentence?

idiom

metaphor

hyperbole

personification

To be great is to be misunderstood meaning

Which of these statements would be the weakest argument to persuade your parents to let you see a movie: A You saved up your allowance so you could buy the ticket for yourself. B You have a ride to and from the movie theater with a friend's parent.

What does symbolize mean?

In which of these ways is Laertes a foil to Hamlet? He resolves to act immediately to avenge his father's death. He is happier outside of Denmark. He has Ophelia's best interests in mind when he speaks to her.

Which one of the following words illustrates the addition of a vowel suffix? A. Tenderness B. Enjoyment C. Careful D. Cropped

What is the best name for a binary compound of the nitrogen and oxygen?

What does kings charles the first declare to his subjects concerning lawful sports to be used on sundays?

What effect might the author's use of repeatedly asking questions have on the audience, especially in the last paragraph?

Which choice corrects the clause fragment? Review the sentence. A lizard jumped on the box. That my father made. Which best corrects the clause fragment? 1 A lizard that my father made jumped on the box. 2 A lizard jumped.

The bus driver who, only works weekdays, always waits for me when I'm running late. I need to fix the comma sandwich.