4x Hope in Despair B. Haq 1. The boats docked in the bay bobbed up and down with waves crashing ferociously at the old pier. The old wooden pier stood stubborn and unyielding without budging under the thrashing force. Ashore , the gray skies dampened everyone's spirits and muffled out the screeching gusty wind for days on end. Even the lively multihued buildings appeared unobtrusive in the cold, wet, and blustery, afternoon 2. Sebastian noticed there was not much going on around him. Tourists mustn't have liked the chill in the air and gone 4x Which of these ideas is emphasized by the figurative language in paragraph 1? A The boats are sailing dangerously in the sea. B The town is going through a powerful storm. The old pier is about to give way under its weight. 4x D Life in the town has been slow and unexciting.

## Step 1
The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the paragraph. The paragraph describes a scene where the boats are bobbing up and down with waves crashing ferociously at the old pier. The old wooden pier stands stubborn and unyielding without budging under the thrashing force. The gray skies dampen everyone's spirits and muffle out the screeching gusty wind for days on end. Even the lively multihued buildings appear unobtrusive in the cold, wet, and blustery afternoon.

## Step 2
The next step is to analyze the options given. The options are:
A. The boats are sailing dangerously in the sea.
B. The town is going through a powerful storm.
C. The old pier is about to give way under its weight.
D. Life in the town has been slow and unexciting.

## Step 3
The final step is to match the options with the context of the paragraph. The paragraph does not mention anything about the boats sailing dangerously in the sea (Option A), nor does it mention the old pier about to give way under its weight (Option C). The paragraph also does not mention life in the town being slow and unexciting (Option D).

## Step 4
However, the paragraph does describe a scene where the town is going through a powerful storm. The boats are bobbing up and down with waves crashing ferociously at the old pier, the gray skies are dampening everyone's spirits, and the screeching gusty wind is muffled out for days on end. The buildings also appear unobtrusive in the cold, wet, and blustery afternoon. All these details point towards a powerful storm.