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40. plucking his fruits like ripe tokens,

emblems, assurance
of a world that was always his own.

What is the purpose of the simile in lines 40-42?

A. to illustrate the father’s dissatisfaction with having a tree

B. to show how much the father shared with his daughter

C. to demonstrate how the father valued the figs

D. to convey the father’s sadness from moving

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The answer is D because they convey the fathers sadness from moving to a different place