"We were only steps down the hallway when Louise released a horse-like exhale as if she had gotten something in her mouth." What is the purpose of the simile found in the excerpt above?

O To emphasize the silence in the room

O To emphasize how large Louise is

O To emphasize the eerie setting

O To emphasize the volume of the sound

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of