B: abcd hope this helps! :)
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The writer gives information gives about the characters, the setting, the solutions, And the conflict is introduced. Hope I have helped.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
C. A 73-year-old man died Thursday after his car struck a tree in the 200 block of Northwest 17th Street. 
Explanation:
A straight news lead is a "paragraph" consisting of one sentence, that answers "what" "where" and "when" in a story. 
What: A 73-year-old man.
Where: in the 200 block of Northwest 17th Street.
When: Thursday.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The answer is C simile because the text says <span> "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' the adage?" Similes use like and as to compare 2 unlike things! Hope this helps now and with future questions that are similar!!!</span>