Which inference can be best made about why the king is described as “semi-barbaric” rather than wholly barbaric? lady or the tiger A. the queen is the other half of the royal leadership that punishes criminals in the arena.

B. Only one door in the king’s arena leads to death while the other door leads to marriage.

C. The king shows fairness to the people accused of crimes by allowing them to choose their punishment.

D. Only one person in the kingdom has been tried in the arena while other criminals have been forgiven.

c) vampires in history and modern life.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.

"valley of salt tears" and "dark, deep and foggy" are two images used to establish a mood of uncertainty and regret. this imagery is made up of sensory appeals to brings up   theological concerns of sin and retribution.

they conjure up the human   uncertainty about the divine and its relationship to the world.