Identify the Comparisons in This Passage and Explain What They

question 22

Essay

Identify the comparisons in this passage and explain what they attempt to convey: "I can't listen to that symphony. The music is so sad that it makes me feel like pulling my heart out. That's what I find so mysterious about music: How can a bunch of sounds be sad? It's like saying a bunch of rocks can get angry or a glass of water can be full of joy. I just don't get it."

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Definitions:

Economic Boycotts

A form of protest or activism where individuals, groups, or countries refuse to purchase goods or services from a particular company, country, or organization to achieve political or economic objectives.

British Policies

Refers to the laws, regulations, and actions taken by the British government or authorities which can have domestic or international effects.

Colonists

describes individuals who settle in territories often claimed or controlled by another country, usually in pursuit of economic opportunities and new lives, such as the settlers of the American continents by European powers.

Committees of Observation

Local groups established in the American colonies to enforce the boycotts imposed by the Continental Congress and to resist British policies leading up to the American Revolution.