I believe this an example of complex sentence structure.
My reasoning is that most of these sentences are in fact compound complex sentences-
Compound-complex sentences contain two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
An example of a complex sentence is this: “I burned dinner but not the cake.”
Sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.
The man is clearly in a context of desperation or at least difficulty, stuck out at sea on a life preserver. The imagery brings one of a childlike delight or a fun situation. However that is contrary to the actual situation. The man clings to a life preserver, trying to survive, not have fun, but nature rolls on, indifferent to this man's plight.
Answer:
The popular story that includes the archetype of a character that begins as an underdog, but eventually wins against all odds is:
C. The myth of Romulus and Remus.
Explanation:
They were born with a death sentence over them because their Uncle wanted to get rid of them because he did not want any competition as a king, so he ordered their execution, but the killer could not do it and so they were put into a basket into a river. The current led them to Cermalus ( a place) where they were fed by a female wolf and looked after by a woodkecker, the animal of the God Mars, and after many difficulties and perils they founded the big Rome