What does the description of the attire of the strange man say of his social status?

Which two shifts occur at the end of franz kafkas the metamorphosis

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere