A history of Scotland by Raphael Holinshed
Answer: In the short story “Ripe figs” by Kate Chopin she brings up the main theme of the perspective of time and how it is different for everyone. This can be seen when Maman-Nainaine says “how early the figs have ripened this year!” and Babette says the contrary “I think they have ripened very late.”
Explanation: There you go.
The correct answer is C. Simile.
Explanation
A simile is the name of a rhetorical figure that consists of highlighting the similarity between one element and another, to attribute to the first characteristics of the second. According to this definition in the sentence "And closest contact with the human is like a lantern shining in the night" because it highlights the similarity between two events such as human contact and a lantern shining at night by using the word like. Therefore, the correct answer is C. Simile.