He has an Adam’s-apple which strains sometimes as if he were painfully gulping great globules of air . . . air floating shredded life-pulp. –Cane, Jean Toomer Which statement best describes the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence? The alliteration in “gulping great globules” creates a sense of swallowing. The metaphor “shredded life-pulp” produces the rhythmic feel of moving air. The simile comparing straining to gulping provides a description of Rhobert’s helmet. The alliteration in “strains sometimes” suggests a feeling of indifference toward Rhobert’s pain.