Read this sentence.

Second, there is the New York of the commuter—the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night.

How does the figure of speech “devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night” affect the passage?

Responses

It compares the commuters’ behavior when they come to the city to that of insects.

It describes the way commuters use and abuse what the city has to offer.

It describes that habits of an insect population that plagues New York.

It compares the number of New York commuters to an insect invasion.

It compares the commuters’ behavior when they come to the city to that of insects.