Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”Many years passed, and there were no deaths in the world. The people who make their living from death began to protest loudly. The doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons. There were also many old folks tired of life who wanted to pass on to the next world to rest from miseries of this one.This excerpt expresses which symbolic message found in the allegorical folktale?
Which line from "Aunty Misery” is an example of a simile?
Which is the best definition of a folktale?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree. Immediately he became stuck to it as if with glue. And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.What is the meaning of the simile in the underlined phrase?
Read the excerpt from a folktale.The frog worried he would never get out of the bucket of cream. He began to swim in despair, kicking and churning as he croaked. Before long, he realized that the thick cream had turned into butter. He put his strong back feet on a slippery mound of butter and jumped right out of the bucket!Which theme can be found in this excerpt?
Which excerpt is an example of a simile?
Read the excerpt from a folktale.Poor Leo the Lion, worried he would never escape the hunter’s net! Then, who did he see scampering through the jungle? The same mouse he had released from his trap just a few days before. When the mouse saw his friend, the lion, he quickly nibbled through the knotted net and set him free. "You rescued me,” the mouse said. "Now it’s my turn to set you free!”Which theme can be found in this excerpt?
Which is the best definition of an allegory?
An allegory most often uses characters to
Which excerpt has an example of personification?
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