Reading Comprehension #14018

Practice Exercise 29 C

Essays

  1. Answer the questions.

    1. What type of essay is this (expository, descriptive, persuasive)?

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    2. Explain the meaning of the following quotation.

      “She had the sort of fever that heightens sensibilities rather than thermometers.”

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    3. What literary device is used in the following quotation?

      “... satisfaction sprouted up like her new snap peas.” __________________________________

    4. What is the writers message?

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