The author uses the word "glass" in paragraph 8 as a metaphor to show her extreme physical agony.
As a figure of speech, a metaphor is used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike but have something in common.
Hence, she uses the "glass" in paragraph 8 as a metaphor to show her extreme physical agony.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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