Read the excerpt from "to build a fire."
the result was that a crystal beard of the color and solidity of amber was increasing its length
on his chin. if he fell down it would shatter itself, like glass, into brittle fragments.
which statement best interprets the phrase shatter itself, like glass?
o it's a metaphor that shows the man's incompetence in the wilderness.
o it's a simile that describe that the beard is made of ice.
o it's a metaphor, explaining how fragile the man is in the cold.
o it's a simile that explains how painful the man's beard is.

Which text evidence from the passage supports the theme that even nonliving things contain a life force? select two options.it was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods.” “i have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place.” “i felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me.” “nor had i ever slept in a dead place before—and yet, tonight, i must sleep there.” “when i thought of it, my tongue felt dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge.” “almost i would have gone down again and faced the dogs, but i did not.”