Read the excerpt from “Broken Chain.” The chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang. The descriptive language shows that the chain is

The chain is described as slicing his hand “like a snake’s fang.” A fang is sharp, and the comparison shows that the chain cuts sharply; it does not suggest that the chain is poisonous, white, or long.

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