<span>The correct answer is A. The passage is an extended metaphor that uses the source domain of a bird soaring in to represent the target domain of having a sudden realisation. Birds are often used metaphorically to represent freedom, so this could link to the freedom that comes with realising something about himself or his life.</span>
The answer is Dante Alighieri, and it was written in 1320, and consists of three parts: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.
