meanwhile we do no harm; for they
that with a god have striven,
not hearing much of what we say,
take what the god has given;
though like waves breaking it may be, 45
or like a changed familiar tree,
or like a stairway to the sea
where down the blind are driven.

which kind of figurative language is used in lines 45-48 of the poem?
a) hyperbole
b) metaphor
c) onomatopoeia
d) simile

D) simile

Explanation:

Lines 45 to 48 of this poem employs examples of similes. A simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared directly through the use of a word such as "like" or "as." This is the case in this example, where the author compares several thing with the use of the word "like":

Though like waves breaking it may be,

Or like a changed familiar tree,

Or like a stairway to the sea

Where down the blind are driven.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan