What is the figurative language used in this quote?

“let not the woman try to compete with man, for the more chance she has, the freer the world grows, the more chance man will have and he will always be slightly ahead of her.”

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"

Which position are u referring to