Its like being on acid looking at water ... same visual
The essay tells a story about race relations in harlem. (Apex)
Answer: The dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.
Explanation: This is a form of personification, because the sentence states that the tropical forest is pressing a thick warm blackness on the yacht. Personification is giving human like qualities to inanimate objects.
It is a Adjective Phrase :)