Answer: A. When describing wild or forceful events, such as waves crashing on a beach, he uses language that creates an aggravated or energetic mood.
Explanation: I just took the quiz, and this was the answer :)
It is a simile because it is 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.
Most likely A, as most teachers won’t accept full credit without all that