Question

What is the effect of the figurative language in the following quote from 12-year old Severn Suzuki in a speech to The Environmental Children's Organization?
"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil."

Answer 1

answer choices (please post these next time)

It describes the things that humans do to harm Earth.
It shows how people, animals, and earth are all connected.
It shows exactly how many different species are living on Earth.
It creates an image of a family with a child who loves nature.

Answer 2

notice how there's the emphasis on her, along with all people and species, sharing the same enviornment. with that in mind, which answer choice do you think is the best description of what she's trying to accomplish by saying this?