What type of figurative language is exemplified in the above passage

The answer is indeed metaphor.

Explanation:

The excerpt provided in the picture belongs to the famous novel "Don Quixote". In the passage, we find a figure of speech called metaphor. A metaphor is employed by the writer when he wishes to make an indirect comparison between two different things. The objective is to attribute the quality of one to the other. A simile is also a figure of speech that establishes a comparison but, unlike the metaphor, it uses support words such as "like" or "as". A metaphor simply states that one thing is the other thing.

In the excerpt, the mule is compared to a castle when the narrator says, "drove his heels into his castle of a mule." The intention is to have readers understand that the mule has one or more qualities that would normally be associated with a castle. It's probably big, strong, and resilient. Therefore, the best option for this question is letter A) metaphor.

free time is when all my homework and chores have been done for the day and i am "free" to do things that i enjoy doing.

usually i spend time watching television. as my favorite tv shows come on at specific times, i make sure that i finish my homework and chores well before the shows. otherwise i will have to miss them. mostly i manage to watch the shows but sometimes extra homework or chores may cause me to miss a show or two, but it is rare. anyhow if i know that i am definitely not able to catch a show in time, i will just set the video recorder to tape the show sothe evening when the weather is fine, i sometimes go for a stroll around the neighborhood with my friends. this is the time when most the neighbors have come home from work or school. we say hello to those whom we know. they are mostly friendly people and they acknowledge our greetings. once in a while we come upon unfriendly neighbors but we just ignore them and carry on. that i can watch it later.