<span>Simile: "And having done this little act of kindness, she began to feel like a mother to him."</span><span>The metaphor "The spring murmured drowsily beside him..."</span>
The correct answer is the following: <em>option D. The structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage as it manipulates the chronological order or events to reveal the close relationship between Pilar and her father.</em> By altering the chronological order of the narration, the author creates a space within the plot in which Pilar can go back to her memories of her life in Cuba as a child. By doing so the author not only gives depth to the story line but also reveals the close relationship between Pilar and her father.
I think a biographical dictionary.