Answer:
A: Chronological order and vivid images
Step-by-step explanation:
The writer of this passage uses vivid images in a chronological order in this excerpt. He uses specific adjectives to describe things: "freckled skin"; "lips turned blue"; "fell shivering"; "too hot"; "crystal blue water" and "exhausted". All these happend in chronological order: We dragged; fell; the sun became; we ran back; we were.