d. the difficulties of being a man
Answer: The phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" compares failed businesses to a farmland that has been destroyed by drought.
Explanation: By means of the phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise", the writer compares two items that belong to different domains: he/she compares failed businesses to a farmland. In other words,<u> the writer is describing the poor performance of an industrial enterprise in terms of the withered leaves of a farmland, that is to say its dry and shrivelled leaves. </u>Therefore, the writer has established a resemblance between elements from different domains.
