That is a metaphor, for it is a direct comparison to to unlike things (world as a stage, men and women as players), without using "like" or "as."
I believe it would be D. ..
Its very hard to make a hook/intro without the basic outline/body
You don't have to worry about punctuation or spelling in a rough/first draft
You can always revise and make the tone more in with the subject.
First draft you would be mainly writing down all the information/ thoughts in your mind so you can look back and go through and decide whats more appropriate for your topic
This passage allows us to see into the inner struggle and loneliness of the character. This is revealed in the phrase "interior gloom" while he faces the "open lattice" but he was not looking at anything at all. He was engrossed in his own thoughts and feelings of a closure or an ending of life implied in the phrase "the fire had smouldered to ashes." The surroundings was so silent and cold as revealed in the words "damp, mild air," "cloudy evening" and "so still."
