Ed appears to be in the first stage of psycosexual development
Metaphors are used to represent the appearence of the snake. They create the meaning of a rough skinned, black and ribbed snake. The snake is similar to the appearence of a rounded tire. This gives the reader an imagination of what the snake looks like. Similes are also used in this poem to give a clear picture of the position of the snake. It appears the black snake looks very light and limp.
Since an absolute phrase modifies a noun, and is separated from the rest of the sentence using a comma usually, with no conjunctions, the only correct answer here is the first one. Because there is a comma, there is no conjunction like in the third sentence, so it has to be correct.
a. Rhett was unwilling to listen to what his friend told him.
c. Whoever said that the early bird catches the worm was right.
