The sentence is mostly literal because yes, the rainstorm did move. if the writer wrote something like, raced or something similar I would consider it figurative.
Answer:
to not look like there is anything wrong
Explanation:
The words President Carter uses in this excerpt contribute to the power of his speech in the following way:
B. President Carter addresses the American nation with a great sense of urgency, and by doing so, he commands and demands the audience's attention.
When he mentions the <em>threat to American democracy</em>, he is transmitting a sense of emergency and he is urging the audience to listen. Moreover, he is directly addressing the American nation by stating <em>I want to speak to you...</em>
The verb 'have' can be used as an auxiliary verb when making the present perfect tense.
To make the present perfect: has or have + the past participle.
