Read the sentence: "The politician's speech was a raging torrent, sweeping away dissent with its powerful current of rhetoric." What type of figurative language is primarily used in this sentence to describe the speech?
✓ Correct Answer: Option C
A metaphor directly compares the speech to a 'raging torrent' without using 'like' or 'as,' implying the speech *is* the torrent, not just similar to it.