I believe that the most prominent figurative language element in this excerpt is D. personification.
Personification is when non-human entities have human abilities or qualities. So, every pine and fir and hemlock wore ermine...
It's not simile, as simile is comparison using words such as like or as. Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant, so that's also incorrect. Synecdoche is a form of a metaphor, so it's not that either. Hyperbole is exaggeration, so that is incorrect as well.
The answer is D because of the two words, stronger and longer.
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In my opinion I think maybe B
What does the narrator's response to the setting reveal about his character? His desire to follow society's rules is greater than his own ideas. His desire to explore is greater than his fear of where he is going. ... He is afraid that his fear will eventually prevent him from learning.
