When mike adjusted his bicycle, i thought i was watching a chess game. he would stare at a part for a while before he acted. then we would wait for his opponent's response. for example, he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets. then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance. at first, i thought he was too careful. now, i realize he didn't want the bicycle to become his waterloo. which is a true statement about the passage? it contains an analogy that compares mike to someone watching a chess game. it contains an allusion that compares mike to someone watching a chess game. it contains an analogy that compares mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game. it contains an allusion that compares mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.

It contains an analogy that compares Mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.

Explanation:

An analogy is a literary device that consists of establishing a relationship or equivalence between two things, situations, or people that, at first sight, are completely different. It is usually employed when trying to explain something and aims to give the reader new insights and to make the writing or speech more memorable. The passage contains an analogy because it compares and shows a relationship between Mike's adjusting his bicycle and a chess game, which are two situations seemingly different.

hold on ill find it

the author develops a cold, and scared tone. making the reader shudder with fear, and suddenly become cold. i'm guessing that he's writing a scary novel, or maybe about a chilly december night.