Read the excerpt from "Homesick."
The skeleton of a large junk, its ribs lying bare, its backbone running straight and true down the bottom.
What does the figurative language in the excerpt tell readers about the junk?
A. The junk is old and falling apart.
B. A junk is better constructed than other boats.
C. Artists have painted the junk with frightening images.
D. Builders have only completed the frame of the junk.