Like a starving beast, the fire consumed the forest.
There is use of figurative language here indicated by the phrase starving beast. Fire is compared to a starving beast by use of simile.
Answer:
I was obliged to pile all my clothes on the bedcovers. In the same room I prepared my meals with the aid of an alcohol lamp and a few kitchen utensils.
Explanation:
Based on the given sentence above, I can say that it is a compound sentence. What makes this sentence compound is that, it consists of two independent clauses and are connected by a coordinating conjunction "so". Therefore, the answer for this would be the last option: two independent clauses.
It meant war with Britain and America wouldn't have the support of Britain like it did as a colony.
