The answer is:
<span>A.Humor can relieve tense situations.
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This is evident by the words "to this rough shout they made a sage reply."
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A. His pockets were rays of sun; he pulled coins from them, and dimes glowed.
A Metaphor compares something in a sentence without using the word “Like or As.”
In this example, his pockets are being compared to rays of sun.
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