Answer:
Pretty sure it'd be skunks or with skunks.
Explanation:
Frightening is describing the skunks.
16. opinion 17. fact 18. opinion
He is comparing his heart to an empty nest because he feels alone and depressed, sort of like a feeling of dreary emptiness when viewing a picture of an empty nest.
When a writer focus is broad, he or she will likely focus on
the idea that he or she wants to write or to partake in, in which this is at
the prewriting stage. He or she will likely focus on his or her goals and to be
able to focus on the specific thought or idea that he or she would likely
focus.
