You might call your continual problems a curse because someone else is continuing to be blessed.
If you cant handle someone when they are at their darkest hardest point, then you don't deserve them at their highest and best point.
The lines in the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne that are examples of metaphor are:
<span>"A good man's prayers are golden recompense!" rejoined old Roger Chillingworth, as he took his leave. "Yea, they are the current gold coin of the New Jerusalem, with the King's own mint mark on them!"</span>
I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. <span>The literal meaning of a word is frequently changed because of the word's cultural connotations. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day. Feel free to ask more questions.</span>