Question

review the passage. the metaphor is shown in bold.
dallben, master of caer dallben, was three hundred and seventy - nine years old. his beard covered so much of his face he always seemed to be peering over a gray cloud. on the little farm, while taran and coll saw to the plowing, sowing, weeding, and reaping, all the other tasks of husbandry, dallben undertook the meditating, an occupation so exhausting he could accomplish it only by lying down and closing his eyes.
from lloyd alexander, the book of three. copyright 1964 by lloyd alexander
what is the effect of the metaphor on the passages meaning or tone?
it indicates dallbens beard is big and bushy.
it implies dallben has bad eyesight.
it suggests dallben has a stormy personality.

Explanation:

The bolded metaphor compares Dallben’s beard to a "gray cloud" that covers most of his face. A cloud is large and obscures what is behind it, so this metaphor vividly conveys the beard’s size and bushy nature. The other options are unsupported: there is no mention of bad eyesight, and a "gray cloud" does not imply a stormy personality (stormy clouds are typically dark or turbulent, not just gray).

Answer:

It indicates Dallben's beard is big and bushy.