Which of the following contains an example of onomatopoeia? a. "i incline to cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "i let my brother go to the devil in his own way." b. "mr. hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath." c. ". . so that the shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen." d. "streets as clean as a ball-room floor"

Which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having arn unexpected strength o d. it likens h20 molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine.