It can be said that this excerpt is an approach to the "forbidden door". it seems that the reader gets in the mood by reading this description.
The paragraph is full of vivid ideas which makes it simple to picture what is happening and how this person is feeling when listening to that tapping,
I think you're talking about a participal phrase.
Ex:Awakened by the blaring horns,Aaron looked out the window.
Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. See the examples below. Literal Descriptions.
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I think both statements are true
<h3>This is a late answer but It is C.. (I think *v*) Hope it helps <3 </h3>
