My bride looked charmingly in a green silk calash and riding habit of pelisse cloth; and whenever her red lips parted with a smile, each tooth appeared like an inestimable pearl.



Which BEST describes the author's use of figurative language in this sentence from paragraph 4?
A) a simile to convey the narrator's fear
B) a simile to convey Mrs. Bullfrog's beauty
C) a metaphor to convey Mrs. Bullfrog's beauty
D) a simile to convey the clothing worn by Mrs. Bullfrog