This is referred to as the progressive verb form
Both of the above. I hate having to type 20 characters to answer simple questions. Good luck.
Figurative language is mostly used to leave a long lasting impression of something. Writers create images using figurative language so as to have us analyze and observe them in more detail. All of this is especially true of poets and poems who use metaphors, personification, and other narrative devices, so as to convey meaning almost all the time.
C. synthesize ideas from sources