Review the passage from "Grumption"

"There goes Oyster and that boy of his, "I said, "ragged as a Jay-bird , both of' em."

Which best identifies and interprets the use of figurative language in the passage?
A. It is a metaphor it illustrates the theme of the standing up to Injustice

B. It is a metaphor it allows the reader to see the story from the narrator's point of view

C. It is a simile it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast

D. It is a simile in shows that the men are eagar workers