Which setting detail advances the action of the scene?

A: Many students slouch on benches, others lean lazily on ferry railings.

B: A few students thumb through shiny brochures, shaking their heads and grumbling quietly.

C:Omar turns to a whale picture in his brochure and holds it up to the group.

D: A splash a few yards out in the water stirs the group, and many rise

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Select the correct answer. what sound device is used in the following excerpt from "how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat" by carl sandburg? when there was a fight and a snag and a wrangle between two families living next door neighbors to each other and this old flongboo was called in to umpire and to say which family was right and which family was wrong, which family started it and which family ought to stop it, he used to say, “the best umpire is the one who knows just how far to go and how far not to go.” a. repetition b. alliteration c. rhyme d. consonance

Which excerpt from rudyard kipling’s the white man’s burden conveys

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?