This is a metaphor to express that flowers were so beautiful and vibrant that they seemed to be jewels gleaming under the sun
Explanation:
Let's remember that metaphors are used to make comparison; a metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally acceptable.
In this case, for example, flowers are not capable of gleaming, but the comparison with the shining jewels under the sun is made in order to express how beautiful, vibrant and shining they were.
Flowers were so vibrant it was like they were glistening under the light of the sun!
The answer is: B. The doctor's payment for time spent with the lady
"The Dean's Provocation..." is a poem written by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is a satiric poem written in response to “The Lady's Dressing Room” by Jonathan Swift both author are making fun of the gender interactions however on Montagu’s poem the doctor is a rich man that wants to pend time with a beautiful lady and ends up paying for it.
