Answer:
Simile
Explanation:
A simile is comparing 2 things using like or as. In this case, it used as, compared with an empty well to describe how dry their mouth is.
The highest and lowest degree of comparison between three or more nouns is the superlative degree. The superlative degree uses adjectives with the suffix -est or with the word most, to compare three or more nouns. For example: She is the most beautiful girl in town. The person "she" is being compared to every girl in town.
Plasma membrane has a stronger outer covering a plant cell or an animal cell.
Admittedly i'm not super educated on the concept of apartheid and i'm not familiar with this text but to me it looks like he would have done it because he thought the punishment would be lesser on himself if he owned up to it, but that's the best i've got. good luck!!
