Explanation

HMS Birkenhead was carrying around 630 people when it sank in 1852.

It is famous for the "women and children first" evacuation order, showing great discipline.

Explanation

"Creeping like snail" compares a person's slow movement to a snail using "like", which is a simile.

Additional Information:

Simile – A comparison using like or as.

Example: “Brave as a lion.”

Metaphor – A direct comparison without using like or as.

Example: “Time is a thief.”

Imagery – Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Example: “The golden sun dipped below the horizon.”

Personification – Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Example: “The wind whispered.”

Alliteration – Repetition of consonant sounds.

Example: “She sells sea shells.”

Hyperbole – Exaggeration for effect.

Example: “I’ve told you a million times.”

Explanation

Professor Henry Corrie is the main character in the one-act play "Progress" by St. John Ervine.

The play explores the ethical conflict of scientific invention versus its destructive use in war.