Answer: A. It creates an image in the mind of the reader, C. It develops the internal conflict and E. It creates a suspenseful mood.
Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez, the author uses figurative language in the phrase "a sea of blood" to help the reader to create a mental image that helps to understand the speaker's perspective, and also to give emotion and more depth to the text. We can also say that this figurative language develops the internal conflict of the story and it creates a suspenseful mood.