It’s imitation. It’s a synonym for parody as well.
The answer is A-the tension between Gabriel and the family
that's the answer because Gabriel gets made at john because roy got injured and tries to beat john but the mother intervenes and that made Gabriel made at the whole family and made it and extremely unsafe place to be.
Without a subject and a verb
Sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.
The man is clearly in a context of desperation or at least difficulty, stuck out at sea on a life preserver. The imagery brings one of a childlike delight or a fun situation. However that is contrary to the actual situation. The man clings to a life preserver, trying to survive, not have fun, but nature rolls on, indifferent to this man's plight.
