I believe the answer is A because it includes all neccessary details for something that is paraphrased.
(it's correct I just took the test:)
Answer:
Benedict says this to himself
Explanation:
The answer is a simile. This is because similes compare two things (these things here are his life and the dusty yards) by using like or as (specifically here as).
The other ones don't make sense: nothing is being over exaggerated (hyperbole), there are no repeating consonants (alliteration), and there are no human characteristics being given to inhuman subjects (personification).
A tennis ball traveling 4m/sec has the most kinetic energy because it travels farther in the same amount of time.
