17) The specific description below is referring to something in the story To what is it referring?
Description the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very
short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground
A) the rain that continued to pour down outside
B) the effects of building a fire with wet wood
C) the bright flash of lightning that filled the sky
the sight and sound of the fire crackling in the
fireplace

this would be in the imperative mood. it is a category of verb forms that are used to express orders,instructions,commands or requests.

situational archetype describes the adventures of hero. the examples of situational archetypes are the quest, good vs evil, the task which represent respectively search, good forces, characters vs the evil ones and a certain job that must be done. from the given options, we cannot observe the subplot the beauty and the beast which is a correct answer for this question.