"Oh, please come in!" I cried, for it had been so still in the house that I supposed my friend and hostess had
gone to see one of her neighbors. The first cold
northeasterly storm of the season was blowing hard
outside. Now and then there was a dash of great
raindrops and a “flick of wet lilac”leaves against the
window. but I could hear that the sea was already stirred.

What does a "flick of wet lilac leaves" imply, or connote, in the second paragraph?

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

"she is his achilles' heel" is an example allusion alliteration simile personification

What is a flat character? a. one that is well developed b. one with limited traits c. one with varied traits d. one that is realistic