Read the excerpt from the passage. Sun Wukong was defeated only by the intervention of the Buddha, who can be smaller than the smallest poppy seed and larger than the universe itself, and who fooled Sun Wukong into being smaller than the palm of the Buddha's hand-casy to grab (paragraph 9) Which best describes how the author uses figurative language in this sentence? The author uses a simile to demonstrate the Buddha's capabilities as a challenger to Sun Wukong. The author uses a metaphor to show how powerful Sun Wukong is and how he defeated the Buddha. D The author uses exaggeration to show how closely matched the Buddha and Sun Wukong are in their conflict. The author uses understatement to demonstrate that it took a great deal of effort for the Buddha to defeat Sun Wukong.