Read the passage from "gumption." "well that made old man oyster mad as hell. he said, 'drat it. i'm a citizen! is that what wpa is for--to bring more discrimination than what is? " which best identifies and interprets the use of figurative language in the passage?

a. it is a metaphor; it shows that the men are eager workers.

b. it is a metaphor; it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast.

c. it is a simile; it allows the reader to see the story from the narrators point of view.

d. it is a simile; it illustrates oysters anger in seeing others express prejudice towards his son.