The subject is “milk.” The prepositional phrase is “in the cup.” The verb is “is.”
THE ANSWER FOR UR QUESTION IS
B,C AND D CAN BE EASILY FOUND IN PAPER DICTIONARIES
BUT FOR A IT IS NOT REALLY THAT USEFUL COMPARED TO B ....
HOPE THIS HELP U ALOT ...
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This is all pretty subjective because one person may have one type of a feeling about this extract, and the other person may have completely different feelings.
For me personally, this simile creates a gloomy mood. The simile 'the hollow halo it was in was like an icy crystal cup' creates a gloomy and cold atmosphere in my opinion.
