Read the following excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game" and answer the question. Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. He strained his eyes in the direction from which the report had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. He leaped upon a rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. How does the figurative language in this passage contribute to the plot of the story? It builds suspense as we realize that Rainsford hears gunshots but cannot see anything. It serves as a symbol of why Rainsford must struggle to see from the deck of the boat. It explains why Rainsford was balancing precariously to see and thus fell off the boat. It does not add anything to the plot of the story

It's timed! overpopulation can affect the natural environment • limiting land available for crops.• lowering the standard of living.• causing the destruction of forests.• worsening sanitation in cities.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

In 3 sentences explain how ambrose bierce's use of foreshadowing or flashback influences "an occurence at owl creek bridge "