"somber clouds that were rolling with sinister intention" from "the storm" is what type of figurative speech

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from the monkeys paw father and son

Me ! select the correct answer. which sentence is an oxymoron? a. to have peace, we must go to war. b. a glass can be viewed as either half full or half empty. c. the lawyer was deceptively honest with his clients. d. spies do not dress like spies. e. though the lab was messy, there was a method to his madness.

Which type of story uses animals as characters in order to illustrate a general truth about human nature?