This poem offers an extended metaphor. which two things does longfellow compare? question 5 options: he compares the wind to a vine and falling leaves. he compares a sunny day to the better days he had in the past. he compares people who do not experience pain to the hopes of youth. he compares a difficult time of life to a dark and dreary day.

I think it's D. He Compares a difficult time of life to a dark and dreary day.

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.