Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: in a future that portends stronger and more frequent hurricanes striking north america's atlantic coast, ferocious winds will pummel tall, unsteady structures. some will topple, knocking down others. like a gap in the forest when a giant tree falls, new growth will rush in gradually, the asphalt jungle will give way to a real one. which statement best describes the effect of the simile on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it compares the city's fallen structures to giant trees in a forest whose collapse allows undergrowth to take over, o b. it likens the power of the ferocious winds of hurricanes to the mighty forests of gigantic trees. o c. it exaggerates the gap the toppling structures create to show what a space each would leave in its absence. o d. it gives the winds a voice as if they were living beings, sounding ferocious while aggressively wiping out buildings. submit