Select the correct answer.
Which literary element enhances the setting in the following excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane?

The sun swung steadily up the sky, and they knew it was broad day because the color of the sea changed from slate to emerald-green, streaked with amber lights, and the foam was like tumbling snow.

A.
simile
B.
syntax
C.
personification
D.
flashback

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an explicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the swan is very old and wise b) the narrator seeks the swan’s wisdom c) the narrator asks the swan questions about its origin, destination, and goal d) the origin, destination, and goal of the swan are important for the spiritual growth of e) the narrator