The sun's rays blazed through the leaves like drops of fire. which statement best interprets the simile used in the sentence? a. the word "blazed" suggests that the sun is purposely trying burn the leaves. b. the word "fire" exaggerates the sun's heat to create an oppressive tone. c. the sun's rays are compared to fire to describe how hot the weather is. d. the sun’s rays resemble drops of fire to suggest an energetic tone.

The answer is C.  The sun is not purposely trying to burn leaves, as it is not sentient.  The word fire may be used to exaggerate the tone, but it does not pertain to a simile.  The sun’s rays resembling drops of fire may contribute to an energetic tone, but C is the only answer that suggests simile.

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themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.