Based on Peter's response to the news about the scholarship, what can the reader infer about Peter?

A. He wants the best opportunities for Nikolai.
B. He hopes that Nikolai will decide to stay after all.
C. wishes that he were going to the university.
D. is inspired to become a better student.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

devin will have to drain the rain out from his garage.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.