Which characteristic is the best indicator of whether a resource is reliable
the length of the source
the method of publication, either online or print
the credibility of the author of the source
the type of source, either primary or secondary

The credibility of the author of the source

Explanation:

Finding a credible source is a major part of writing. If the research that has been used is not credible, the whole scenario can drop for the author. One needs to keep the key pointers of an authentic source which would include the authenticity of a source, credibility of the author. Online websites usually considered to have credibility issues.

In the above question, the major characteristic to find out if the source is credible or not should be the credibility of the author of the source.

Usually these online sources are mostly plagiarized.

question:

it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

one is a red flower, and one is the sky when the sun sets.