This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are

A. metaphor and onomatopoeia
B. simile and metonymy  
C. metaphor and simile
D. personification and onomatopoeia

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Correct Answer: B