Identify the italicized figure of speech.
when i consider how my light is spent,
e're half my days, in this dark world and wide.
and that one talent which is death to hide,
lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent
to serve therewith my maker, and present [5]
my true account, least he returning chide,
doth god exact day labour, light deny'd,
i fondly ask; but patience to prevent
that murmur, soon replies, god doth not need
either man's work or his own gifts, who best [ 10 ]
bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his state
is kingly. thousands at his bidding speed
and post o're land and ocean without rest:
they also serve who only stand and waite.
assonance

He had only gone a few steps when he heard some one calling him from behind. on turning back he was much surprised to see that the monster dragon had entirely disappeared and in its place was a strange-looking man, who was bowing most ceremoniously to the ground. his red hair streamed over his shoulders and was surmounted by a crown in the shape of a dragon's head, and his sea-green dress was patterned with shells. hidesato knew at once that this was no ordinary mortal and he wondered much at the strange occurrence. —"my lord bag of rice," yei theodora ozak which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt? a) characters with exaggerated abilities b) a lesson about human behavior c) details changed by different storytellers d) characters who play tricks