Answer:the cat
Explanation: I’m just guessing...
The only sound heard is an icy whisper
imagery is a figurative illustration, where you can imagine it happening in your mind
like: see/feel/smell/hear.
The author used DETAILED DESCRIPTION to create compelling characters in the passage given above.
From the passage given above, it can be seen that the author took his time to describe the characters and the settings in details. This gives the readers the opportunity to mentally picture the characters and the settings in the story.