Lightheartedness means cheerful, carefree ect.
This means the line "The sounds of water splashing and laughter echoed in the distance; Tim's friend's had gone for a late-night swim." is the phrase that is the correct answer, since it talks about the happy actions of Tim's friends.
Answer C.
Answer:
There used to describe a future given condition.
Explanation:
You will use them in sentences.
The first one is true, the second one I didn’t even read and the third one is setting
A simile can be found when using "like" or "as" between two things. Example: I'm as happy as a clown.
Your question would be a metaphor. Both things are being compared to a science expieriment, probably meaning that they need to have an outcome, but it isn't known for sure if it will be a good or bad outcome.
Things like this can be taken many ways, so if you think something else, I'm sure it would work as well.