What literary device is primarily used when Russell refers to his passions as 'great winds'?

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

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Answer and Solution

A. Metaphor

This is a metaphor, as he is comparing his passions to winds without using 'like' or 'as'.

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