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<em>Your question is incomplete. So instead I give you advice on how to identify and understand central ideas in stories. </em>
<em>Explanation:</em>
<em>To “determine a central idea” of a text means to figure out the author's main point or message about a topic.</em>
<em>* Examine the title and any blurbs included before the body of the text.</em>
<em>* Pay close attention to the opening and closing paragraphs.</em>
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That are reproductive organs for male and female
I believe that the phrase from Mandela's speech that is an example of a metaphor is the first one - 'the children, [...] the greatest of our treasures."
A metaphor is a type of comparison, where two or more things are compared without using words such as <em>like </em>or <em>as. </em>Here, the children are the greatest of our treasures - they are compared to a treasure, something which is the most important thing of all.
If your school is using the Scripps National Spelling Bee program, (which most schools in America do), try going on their website. All the practice words are on there. Go to spellingbee.com. Also, you can take those words and put them on Quizlet and make your own flashcards. Hope this helped!