Guy de Maupassant's work are deemed naturalistic because his characters are usually the working class and they are often portrayed in a very harsh conditions of real life where misery is prevalent.
Majority of his themes are about war and German occupation. His stories focus more on women, especially those who are victims and prostitutes. A lot of his stories also focus of depression, paranoia, and madness usually resulting to death and destruction.
"like a sunbeam" - it is used to give deeper meaning and description to what her face looks like in person so the reader can feel as if they are standing in front of her seeing that face.
A is the correct answer, because it is grammatically correct and the noun/verb agrees.
Answer: An African thunderstorm is a poem that deals with the theme man versus nature and it is centered in a village in Africa. The poem is about a harsh impending storm that is coming to strike the village. ... The might winds pass through the village even making nature bow to its power until the storm hits
D is the best choice. I hope this helps!!