the only two answers listed that even remotely work are B and C, but B can be eliminated as it doesn't match the tone of the rest of the poem, which talks about honor and dying nobly. Therefore, the answer is clearly C.
Answer:
Hard to say, as you only gave one sentence, but the sentence you provided is an okay example of figurative language.
Gerund or present participle
Answer:
Mrs. Jenkins pulled a compact from her purse and checked her makeup.
Explanation:
The noun compact refers to a small case with makeup and a mirror. This is the only sentence in which compact is used as a noun, and it is used correctly as it is referring to the makeup device. The other sentences use compact as an adjective and a verb.