Which statement uses the word snake in a positive and figurative way?

he took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.
the salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.
she moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice.
the snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.

The third option uses the word snake in a positive and figurative way.

The figurative element present in the sentence is a simile. In a simile, a person is compared to something else usually using the word "like". In the sentence, "like" is used to compare a woman to a snake.

Moreover, the sentence is positive because it states that the woman was like a snake but "fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice". The person is pointing out the positive aspect of snakes' quickness the woman had and the narrator clarifies that a negative aspect of snakes such as eating mice is not a personality trait the woman had.

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore

after the moon goes from a full moon it turns into a waning gibbous moon.

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