Answer:
C. People are more likely to lose their personal morals when part of a group.
Explanation:
When people get together in groups, unusual things can happen both good and bad.
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
Explanation:
A simile is a method for comparison of a thing with something different. It creates a realistic feeling to the situation, imagined or visualized distinctively.
Let us read the sentence from the story, as mentioned by the author.
"I pulled the heavy double doors open; the hinges squeaked like a platoon of lost ghosts."
The squeaky sound of the hinges because the door had not been used for a long time. The narrator is unfamiliar with what lies behind the door.
The hinges, compared to a platoon of lost ghosts, give a scary feeling to the sentence.
Hence, the answer is the second answer choice -
It compares the hinges with something unfamiliar and scary.
I believe that the statement that explains why the image of rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is effective is A) the rivers are associated with the individual's voice in the poem.
I would say the answer was either b or c. but they are the same.
