Answer:
Imagery
Explanation:
Imagery is when you describe something visually with words. In this sentence, "sharp hiss" is imagery because it makes you think of what is happening like an image.
<span>Which details does the author use in "August Heat" to develop the theme that extreme weather conditions influence human behavior?
</span><span>But the heat is stifling. It is enough to send a man mad. - This was a line written by Withencroft as he wrote down the events of the day.</span>
All of these could be considered an "author's purpose". An author is technically anyone who writes anything, therefore the purpose of writing is theoretically limitless. If you have to choose one of these, however, it would be "to remind".
Key words for a similes are like or as.
Example: my life is LIKE a red rose.
