The person who said this is A. St George.
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He was talking to a woman in the book St. George and the Dragon.
Modern fax machines use "computers" to transmit text, since computers use the Internet, which remains the fasted and simplest way to transmit information in the modern world.
Answer:
This is a metaphor.
Explanation:
When you compare something to something else, without using "like" or "as", it is a metaphor. In this situation, the argument was so loud and angry, it was like a thunderstorm. Imagine with rain pelting down, and thunder and lightening. Big, loud, and scary.