Question

A)
Use the excerpt from “The Invisible Red String” to answer the
question.
Which description uses a simile and shows how bad the situation
is?
(1 point)
“slight rustling of dried stalks”
“spread despair like wildfire”
“world come crashing to a halt”
“even the crickets have failed to chirp”

Answer 1

“spread despair like wildfire”

It uses a simile ("like") and compares despair to a fast, destructive wildfire to show how quickly and badly the situation worsens.