Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

my mother's voice was like a cool, dark room in summer - peaceful, soothing, quiet.

identify the type of figurative language used in the excerpt and how it adds to the overall characterization.

This figure of speech is Simile.

The simile is a figure of explicit language of comparison, characterized by the use of connectives to emphasize the comparison that is being made.

This is exactly the case, where the narrator compares the maternal voice to a dark room using a comparative connector.

2. list two reasons why fossil fuels should no longer be used as a source of energy in america.