Starry? Like what questions are you being asked
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"I asked you a million times not to yell," Polina cried! - Hyperbole
The hail storm is a monster. -
The snowflakes glistened like diamonds. - Simile
The stars winked at me from the darkened sky. - Personification
Well based on the summary, the setting plays a big role in char. development since the cat has been spoiled and babied her whole life she has to figure out how to survive on there own for the first time. And since winter is coming the cat is faced with lots of dangers and troubles. But, like you said with the storm that brought an invasion of rats, since she is a cat shell figure out how to kill and get food and the storm is the best way to learn right.
erm, hope this might of helped did the best i could based on the summary.
