Respuesta :
Answer: A) forgetting = a divine gift.
Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in make a direct comparison (without the use of the words "like" or "as") between elements that aren't obviously related, with the function of creating an image in the readers' minds. In the given excerpt from "Hope, Despair, and Memory" we can see an example of a metaphor that compares forgetting with a divine gift, so the correct answer is option A.