Read this sentence from "the most dangerous game" and answer the question. his eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. what type of figurative language is used to describe the sea? metaphor to compare the sea to a dog hyperbole to exaggerate the power of the waves imagery to invoke the sense of sight personification to describe the evening tide

To describe the sea, the author uses personification.

Explanation:

There is undoubtedly some imagery in the excerpt we are analyzing here, since it is describing the place where the chateau stood. The question, however, is asking us which figurative language is used to describe the sea. The only possible option, in this case, is personification.

Personification happens when an author gives living qualities to non-living things. The sea does not lick, it does not have lips. Animals do, humans do, but not the ocean. Nonetheless, those are the words the author chooses to describe the evening tide: "where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."

no,

explanation:

because they are likely to use their corrupted thought process to get what they want. not what is better for the another reason they shouldn't is since they abused their rights as a us citizen they should have certain rights stripped away from them as punishment, such as the right to vote. due to the lack of proper behavior exemplified   from their actions , it would be hard for people to trust them because of their criminal record.   either directly (in the case of a referendum or ballot initiative) or indirectly (by choosing lawmakers and law enforcers). in fact, we do have certain minimum, objective standards of responsibility and commitment to our laws that we require people to meet before they are given a role in the solemn enterprise of self-government. people who have committed serious crimes against their fellow citizens don’t meet those standards. and those crimes can include such “non-violent felonies” as, say, treason and espionage, or voter fraud and public corruption, white-collar crime and felonies merely “concerning drugs” — like trafficking in fentanyl-laced heroin and selling it to minors, for example. if you’re not willing to follow the law, then you should not have a role in making the law for everyone else.

devin will have to drain the rain out from his garage.