Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,

That dost not bite so nigh

As benefits forgot;
The comparison in the passage above can best be rewritten as _____.

the inhumanity of people is almost as bad as winter
although the air is cold, friendship will keep us truly warm
the sky is frozen, but that is no worse than my loss of power
the cold of the air is not as harsh as forgotten favors