How does a simile most clearly contribute to the tone of this poem? O A. The simile "as I sing to the tempo" creates a musical tone because
it uses a specialized musical term for rhythm.
O B. The simile "as I sing to the tempo creates a humorous tone
because the speaker doesn't realize that the music is too loud.
C. The simile "like the popping of corn" creates an irritated tone
because the sound of popcorn popping can be annoying.
D. The simile "like the popping of corn" creates an energetic tone
because popcorn popping brings up a mental image quick
movement.

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

the answer would be c