Question

excerpt from the call of the wild by jack london. which literary device is used in the highlighted selection of the text? metaphor - a comparison between two unlike things without using the word \like\ or \as\. allusion - an authors reference to a well known person, event, or story. imagery - vivid descriptive language that appeals to at least one of the five senses. it was the wolf manner of fighting, to strike and leap away; but there was more to it than this. thirty or forty huskies ran to the spot and surrounded the combatants in an intent and silent circle.

Explanation:

The highlighted text "and surrounded the combatants in an intent and silent circle" creates a vivid mental - picture of the huskies encircling the fighters. It appeals to the sense of sight, which is characteristic of imagery. There is no comparison without "like" or "as" (so not a metaphor), and no reference to a well - known person, event, or story (so not an allusion).

Answer:

imagery - vivid descriptive language that appeals to at least one of the five senses