(1) Impractical for cold climates, Ashley decided against packing her
flip-flops for her vacation in Alaska.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Because she was impractical for cold climates
C. They are impractical, since the climate is cold, so
D. Because they are impractical for cold climates,

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

a, overstatement is the answer

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.