The rising action of the story is when it gets super intense in the story or book. For example, since everyone knows the story of Cinderella, the rising action would be when the clock struck midnight. The reason for this is because it was the most action packed at it was the time in the story where no one wanted to leave reading/watching. The rising action is the peek at which the story hits. After that point, the story begins to die down and a conclusion is written for the reader to leave with.
Which word does the adverbial phrase in bold modify? The brave parachutist skillfully landed on the target. A.landed B.skillfully C.parachutist D.brave
The correct answer should be a metaphor. He's not really talking to a snake, but rather to Ismene, who he believes is behaving like a snake. Therefore, this is a metaphor.