What two things are being compared in the phrase "her face was white as
snow"?

Explanation:

thought she had seen a ghost. The simile is that her face was white as snow. It compares how pale her face was to the color of snow.

Her face and the snow

Explanation: They are combaring her face to the snow beacuse he face is the color of snow

the reason some people sacrifice their own life for another person's life could be that they are in love with them and would do anything to keep them safe a protected even if that means risking their life in the process

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.