After doing some online searching, I've found that this question refers to figurative language. It is not an incomplete question, it was just missing the context for people to be able to understand it. Now that I know what it is about, I can safely answer:
Answer:
Simile.
Explanation:
In the phrase "Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed" we have something being compared to something else. Even though we don't know what it is, we know it is compared to burnt-out torches.<u> The comparison was made with the help of a support word, "like".</u> Its purpose it to attribute one or more qualities of a burnt-out torch to something else by saying they are similar. <u>Comparisons that use support words are called </u><u>simile.</u> They are a very common figure of speech along with metaphors, with the difference that metaphors also make comparisons, but without using support words.
Name: Amaxas
Role: Adviser to Zeuss
Symbols: One flexing arm
Deeds: Discovered deoderant
Answer: The rugged terrain, the fossils of large mammals, and the herd of bison are three things that would make Serena believe she was having a real adventure.
Explanation: Serena didn't seem to be taking the journey seriously, why? because she didn't find her destination particularly interesting. since the vacation didn't excite her. She didn't think there was any reason for her to go outside. Though her buddy insisted that they could have many adventures there, Serena was not finding the trip to be particularly thrilling. Even if she couldn't believe it, she did so after learning about the unforgiving landscape, the presence of fossils, and the sight of a herd of bison.
