Personally I believe the extended metaphor could be more effective since it provides more info and meaning to the poem itself
D, because it compares using like
I'd have to cross out B.) and C.), which leaves you with A.) and D.)
I'd have to go with D.) Pitiful
Answer: I think it is c.
Explanation: Because it will make sense that it is c because the sun and breeze were both like a gentle person in the small paragraph it said the warm sun stroking his cheek an the soft breeze whispering in his ears so i would think that it's c.