Identify the sensory details and literary devices in the provided text excerpts.

Here are the answers to the questions from the image:

31. The expression "...the cutter blade blurred into life" appeals to the sense of sight.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Sight}}$$

32. The phrase "The air was actually burning gas" is a metaphor because it makes a direct comparison between air and burning gas without using "like" or "as".
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Metaphor}}$$

33. The diction describing the tractor dwindling and melting into a "glittery muddle" suggests a feeling of helplessness or a loss of clarity