Which of the following best describes the effect of the metaphors in lines 31-36?

• A. The likening of emotion to illness suggests that the soul and body are really one
• B. The very number of ailments exaggerates the weakness of the body and the strength of the soul.
• C. The metaphors stress that the body perceives the emotions physically and, further, that it perceives only their negative effects.
• D. none of the above