The correct answer is B.
This answer has no examples of figurative language. King wrote this line for it to be interpreted literally.
On the contraty, answers A, C and D, all contain metaphors.
The rock formations in the Rocky Mountains and Great plains is said to be different yet have similar amounts of certain minerals because the rock of Rocky Mountains is igneous rock while the rock of the Great Plains is sedimentary.When sediment is firmly pressed and cemented together, it leads to formation of sedimentary rock but when Magma cools it form igneous rock when it's hardens
<em>M</em><em>A</em><em>R</em><em>K</em><em> </em><em>M</em><em>E</em><em> </em><em>A</em><em>S</em><em> </em><em>A</em><em> </em><em>B</em><em>R</em><em>A</em><em>I</em><em>N</em><em>L</em><em>I</em><em>E</em><em>S</em><em>T</em>
Answer: C
Explanation: The other ones are a bit more obvious but this one has a more impactful idea.