An example of a simile is the following:
"The tree was as thin as a hound dog."
As in the sentence above, a simile is a figure of speech which compares two different things, in order to make the description more intense or forceful. Another example could be:
"The man is as tall as a giraffe."
Answer:
I don't have any background information but if Mrs. Mallard married someone i think that she loves him.
Explanation:
When you marry someone you are making a lifelong commitment. If you didnt love someone i'm not sure that you would make a commitment that you have to honor and stay with him for the REST of your life.
Unless of course Brently is ugly and lives in a mansion then Mrs. Mallard would be a gold digger.
C. Point of view because it is who tells the story and how is it told
I’d say D because it explains what it is and that’s basically the whole paragraph.