“An ominous silence dropped like a curtain around them and, except for the scuffling of their frantic footsteps, there wasn’t a sound.” What is emphasized with the simile in this sentence?

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“An ominous silence dropped like a curtain around them and, except for the scuffling of their frantic footsteps, there wasn’t a sound.” What is emphasized with the simile in this sentence?

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middle-school

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The author is emphasizing the silence of the setting in this sentence.

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