Answer:
C
Explanation:
The Greco-Roman physician Galen advocated the bleeding of patients with leeches, a practice that persisted in various parts of the world for many centuries. Throughout most of Western history, leeching—or leechcraft—became such a common practice that a physician was commonly referred to as a “leech.”
Answer:
the answer would be hyperbolE
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).
