I need help with this question and about mercy in the call of the wild

Will give choose the best answer for the question. review the detail: in “boy flying,” the speaker describes the river as being “ like the silver track / left by the snail.” which best identifies and interprets the meaning of the figurative language in this line? a: it’s a simile; the river runs in a sleek, thin line along the ground. b: it’s a hyperbole; the river is slimy c: it’s a metaphor; the river is tiny. d: it’s personification; the river smells like snails

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Which of these is not a function of juliet’s soliloquy