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It was about freedom and how far people are willing to achieve it.
I think it is b. Most beautiful, as c and d don't make sense. A is a possibility, but I'm pretty sure it is b. Most beautiful.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
since a simile is where you compare 2 things i imagine the similie would be somwhere were he is talking about the maple tree. "before your could say jack robbison they have gone and grown alot bigger than you ever thought they could"
i had some trouble looking for it and thats all that makes sense for the similie i belive.
Maybe it’s his taxes to pay for the house and for the benefits of his family or maybe an argument with his partner or one of his family members.