He seized the other side of the wheel and to spin it around until it was hard down, and then we held it so. the boat resisted, and refused to answer for a while, and next she came surging to starboard, mounted the reef, and sent a long, angry ridge of water foaming away from her bows.

which figurative language technique is demonstrated in the last sentence of the passage?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) hyperbole
d) personification

In 2–3 complete sentences, thoroughly explain the protagonist's main motivation or goal in "the rules of the game"? what does the protagonist want? provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of the protagonist's motivation or goal.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes

Based on the dialect in the passage what can you infer about the character huckleberry finn