Use the paragraph to answer the question.
We stood just outside the spaceship, staring at the new planet. The structures here—tree-like but not quite trees—were reflective, shining bright sunlight back into our eyes. As we moved forward, our reflections distorted around us, enormous and stretched thin like a whole planet of funhouse mirrors.
What effect does the author’s use of figurative language have on the reader’s experience?
(1 point)
Responses
The similes help the reader feel like they are reading about a completely new and unique setting unlike anything they have imagined before.
The similes help the reader feel like they are reading about a completely new and unique setting unlike anything they have imagined before.
The personification helps convey information quickly so the reader does not have to read long paragraphs of description.
The personification helps convey information quickly so the reader does not have to read long paragraphs of description.
The similes help the reader feel like they are reading about a completely new and unique setting unlike anything they have imagined before.
The similes help the reader feel like they are reading about a completely new and unique setting unlike anything they have imagined before.
The similes help convey information quickly so the reader does not have to read long paragraphs of description.
The similes help convey information quickly so the reader does not have to read long paragraphs of description.
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