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Which statement best describes the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence?

A
The alliteration in “gulping great globules” creates a sense of swallowing.
B
The metaphor “shredded life-pulp” produces the rhythmic feel of moving air.
C
The simile comparing straining to gulping provides a description of Rhobert’s helmet.
D
The alliteration in “strains sometimes” suggests a feeling of indifference toward Rhobert’s pain.
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Which phrase best describes the syntax of "Rhobert”?

A
a string of short sentences
B
a series of long sentences
C
a mixture of short and long sentences
D
a mixture of short sentences and sentence fragments
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Which statement best describes the author’s use of punctuation in the final sentence of this excerpt?

A
The ellipses set Rhobert apart from the house.
B
The ellipses emphasize what the stuffing is made of.
C
The hyphen connects ideas that do not belong together.
D
The hyphen encourages readers to pause and think about Rhobert’s pain.
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Which stylistic element most contributes to the anxious mood of this paragraph?

A
the use of simple sentences with little variation
B
the placement of the word murky before the word wiggling
C
the choice of microscopic to describe water
D
the comparison of life to water being drawn off

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