When the final guest arrives, how does his costume contrast with theirs in masque of the red death

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true

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