Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.

Question

In one of the windows over the garage the curtains had been moved aside a little, and Myrtle Wilson was peering down at the car. So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed, and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture.

What is the effect of the bolded figurative language device on the passage?

Group of answer choices

The metaphor illustrates the amount of time it took to see the car.

The personification emphasizes the car creeping slowly into the garage.

The simile compares the curtains moving to a picture developing.

The simile illustrates the realization that Myrtle has after peering into the car.