Question: Read this part of the story and answer the question that follows.
The undertow was like a string pulling him, and he was as useless as a wooden puppet to stop it.
What effect is created by the author when they use two similes/analogies in this sentence?
The text is very serious up to this point, and the similes/analogies make the story funny.
The similes/analogies create an effect that shows Anna's anger towards her brother.
The similes/analogies in the sentence create an effect of hopelessness, making it easier for the reader to understand how desperate Gerard felt while in the water.
The similes/analogies in the sentence create a helpless effect by explaining that it was not Gerard fault that he was stuck in the undertow in the first place.