"Hope is a bird that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words."
What literary device is at the core of this image, and what does it suggest about hope?
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A
An extended metaphor comparing hope to a bird that lives within a person, suggesting hope is a natural, persistent, quietly comforting inner force.
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B
A simile using 'like' to compare hope to a bird, implying that hope is fragile and can easily fly away.
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C
Personification — the bird is given the ability to sing, which shows that nature inspires feelings of hope.
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D
Symbolism — a bird represents freedom, and the song represents the desire to escape difficult circumstances.