Read the following passage:
For a long time, I refused to forgive Philippe for what he
had said. I held on to my unforgiveness in the hopes that
by drinking this poison I might kill my enemy. But soon it
was my insides that were burning.
How does the metaphor in this passage most clearly support the author's
purpose?
A. It illustrates unforgiveness as a poison to show how it can be
administered incorrectly.
B. It makes Philippe seem like poison to show how he damaged the
speaker's inner being
C. It compares unforgiveness to drinking poison to show that it hurts
the offended more than the offender.
D. It likens enemies to poison to show that sometimes we don't know
we've been harmed until it's too late.