Comparing two unlike things using like or as is an example of a similie.
D., Life. Since it is a more vague word and its meaning carries more weight than the others, I would say it has the most connotative associations.
The perspective is 3rd person, as they use names instead of words such as “me, I, mine, etc.
Metaphor/D
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
