Read the passage below and answer the question.

he knew his pursuer was coming; he heard the padding sound of feet on the soft earth, and the night breeze brought him the perfume of the general's cigarette. it seemed to rainsford that the general was coming with unusual swiftness; he was not feeling his way along, foot by foot.

which figurative language technique is best represented in the quote above?
a. onomatopoeia used to mimic the sound of zaroff’s advance.
b. simile used to compare general zaroff to the night breeze.
c. hyperbole used to exaggerate the leisurely way that general zaroff advanced.
d. imagery used to give the reader a sense of the sounds and smells as rainsford waited.