Read the first three paragraphs of the secondary source, a Popular Mechanics article "Earthquake Fire: San Francisco, April 1906" that comes from https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a1964/4219864/. CLICK BELOW ON THE ARTICLE TITLE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN A SEPARATE TAB.

Then, answer this question:

The author uses the metaphor, “At 5:12 am, a powerful earthquake centered just off the coast grabbed San Francisco by the throat and nearly shook it to death.” How does the author’s use of this metaphor affect the reader’s understanding of the earthquake?