Question

Can you formulate a theory about the swan?

Answer 1

The answer is B.The swan is a personification of death and dying even when it is not a person.The swan and the particular  behaviour it has in the situation here, proves to be that of the act of dying , the moment when death becomes it all.It cannot be a metaphor because it is not implying a resemblance with an object or thing.It is not a simile because we do not have two things being compared with a it is like...Finally it is not a hyperbole because there is no exaggeration at anything resembling a swan.

Answer 2

No, B is incorrect.
It is A, The Swan can be a metaphor for Death and Dying