Which of the following literary devices best defines the following sentence? "There was a footstep on the stairs, and the beam from the flashlight danced crazily along the peeling wallpaper."

a
Allusion
b
Metaphor
c
Personification
d
Irony

Which excerpt from rudyard kipling’s the white man’s burden conveys

The author most likely uses the word monstrous rather than the word “unpleasant” because it has a more positive connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more negative connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more neutral connotation than the word “unpleasant.” almost the same connotation as the word “unpleasant.”

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".