The answer is C: It compares the stars' reflections to diamonds to suggest the idea of beauty in nature.
The metaphor used here, in poetic terms, is stating that, as the stars reflect on the surface of the ocean, one can marvel at the beauty of such an occurrence in nature, and since the image shows not the influence of man on the occurrence, it is then perfectly comprehensible to interpret the metaphor as one referring to the beauty in nature.
This sentence has a compound subject.
A compound subject contains more than one subject - as you can see here, there are two subjects: Jason AND Raci, which makes this subject a compound one (made of at least 2 entities). Nothing else is compound in this sentence.
Answer:
A rising tension that gradually fades.
Explanation:
The beginning of the essay is a strong sentence that keeps adding elements of suspense as it develops, eventually making the sentence overloaded with information (especially considering that it is the first sentence of the essay). Nevertheless, the entire sentence seems to describe a single action.
The second sentence is a complex sentence that, in contrast to the first, has several smaller steps in the development of the plot. The steps are divided but complementary; they happen independently of each other and add to each other's meaning, at the same time.
