Use this passage from Resak and the Bear to answer the question.

Question

Resak crouched behind a tree at the forest’s edge. As the night deepened he felt approaching footsteps, rumbling like thunder. He readied an arrow.

What does the simile "rumbling like thunder" show?

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Responses

the sound of the footsteps
the sound of the footsteps

the sound of a storm coming
the sound of a storm coming

how an arrow feels
how an arrow feels

how the forest looks
how the forest looks
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Answer 1

The simile "rumbling like thunder" shows the loud and threatening nature of the approaching footsteps. It compares the sound to thunder, indicating that it is deep, powerful, and foreboding.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

the sound of the footsteps