Read the stanza from the poem "July." When the heat like a mist veil floats,
And poppies flame in the rye,
And the silver note in the streamlet’s throat
Has softened almost to a sigh,
It is July.

Which answer best identifies and interprets the poetic device in these lines from stanza: the silver note in the streamlet's throat
Has softened almost to a sigh

A. It is a motif; it creates a sense of softness due to the repetition of the s sound.

B. It is sensory language; it appeals to hearing by suggesting the sound made by the creek.

C. It is a metaphor; it compares water to silver.

D. It is a simile; it appeals to the sense of sound by comparing the water to a sigh.