Answer:The figurative language makes it much easier to focus on what is about to happen and the author doesn't use any connotations.The figurative language in this passage creates a scene where if you focus and read the passage very carefully and slow then you actually start to experience the feeling of it all coming to life.
I believe it is to express so D
I would say figurative language since there is a simile being used when using "like" to compare the beard and hair to seaweed.
I believe that the answer is active characterization because all of the characters are doing something. For example, the parents cleaned up the kitchen while the children are playing a game.
