Which word best matches the meaning of exculting in the sentence

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above

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Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?