Answer:
A. The road was an unbroken line from a Sharpie marker, its smell
overpowering and its thick stroke intimidating in its confidence.
Explanation:
A metaphor says something "is" something it isn't
c. is a simile- it's "like" something
b. is just a description
I believe the answer is: the archetype of the elements - red color to mean sacrifice (hero), and danger (villain).
The description of brightess as a typicall good archetypes and dark as bad archetypes exist in all cultures.
The main reason is because human cannot biologically function well in darkness, which is why it's always connected to danger or eeriness while brightness tend to be connected into warmth and sense of safety.
