Read the paragraph. The storm continued for hours. The thunder was so loud that it was deafening. Lightening flashed in the sky, taking the night from completely black to light. The world was coming to an end.

How does the use of figurative language help the reader understand the paragraph’s meaning?

by helping the reader understand how scary the storm is
by helping the reader recognize how long the storm lasts
by helping the reader compare the storm with an object
by helping the reader remember a similar storm