Select the best description for the statement:

the salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.
a. positive tone, analogy b. positive tone, allusion c. negative tone, analogy d. negative tone, allusion

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.

The best answer is:   [c]:   all academic work .