Reply: In N. Scott Momaday's poem "Simile," figurative expressions such as simile and sensory imagery are employed.
A simile is a rhetorical device that draws comparisons to enhance descriptions. For example, in the phrase "now we are as the deer...", the poet likens humans to deer, emphasizing their poised and alert demeanor as they move in a line.
Furthermore, sensory imagery appears in the line "in whose limbs there is latent flight," suggesting that the speaker and their audience are primed to escape at the slightest hint of potential danger.
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Clarification:
The modification that would enhance sentence 7 the most is the one below:
Propose an alternate plan to supersede the existing school calendar. Clarify why it is no longer suitable and inefficient. Share a viewpoint on those who resist making changes to it. Reiterate the most compelling piece of evidence backing the assertion.
Comments: The preceding paragraph includes directions for an academic task or something similar. Given that there were guidelines, it became necessary to convert the verbs from an "ing" format to an imperative form (which is intended for giving orders, commands, or directives). Adjustments to punctuation were also required: several pauses were incorporated, implemented through periods (.). To avoid excessive repetition, it was appropriate to substitute "the existing school calendar" with the pronoun "it" (third person singular) from the second mention onward.
Mr. Dedalus's cup made a loud clatter against the saucer, and to hide the embarrassing reminder of his father's drinking the previous night, Stephen attempted to reposition his chair and cough discreetly. One embarrassment followed another—the insincere grins from market vendors, the playful flirtations of barmaids his father engaged with, and the flattering remarks from his father’s acquaintances.
