"Gray tripped. Instantly the scorched-air smell sizzled up from the spot like an earthborn bolt of lightning, and at the same second the riverbank exploded. Soil and rock and river and turf blew up in a furious roar, then fell back to the cratered earth like harsh black rain."

Which of the following statements is true about this passage?

The author's words appeal to the sense of smell, sight, and sound, making the reader feel as though they were there, witnessing what was happening.

There are two separate similes used to compare the explosion to lightning and black rain.

Certain words such as tripped, scorched, sizzled, exploded, blew, roar, cratered, and harsh contribute to the tone of the passage.

All of these answer choices make the passage memorable.

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"Gray tripped.  Instantly the scorched-air smell sizzled up from the spot like an earthborn bolt of lightning, and at the same second the riverbank exploded.  Soil and rock and river and turf blew up in a furious roar, then fell back to the cratered earth like harsh black rain."

Which of the following statements is true about this passage?

The author's words appeal to the sense of smell, sight, and sound, making the reader feel as though they were there, witnessing what was happening.
 
There are two separate similes used to compare the explosion to lightning and black rain.
 
Certain words such as tripped, scorched, sizzled, exploded, blew, roar, cratered, and harsh contribute to the tone of the passage.
 
All of these answer choices make the passage memorable.