Answer:"He drowned in a sea of grief." Literally, he did not drown. Figuratively, he is being consumed by grief, and the feeling is similar to that of drowning. He feels desperate and hopeless.
Explanation:In this sentence, the author is comparing the feeling of being overwhelmed by grief to drowning in a sea. The use of the word 'drowning' intensifies the emotion and creates a vivid image in the reader's mind.
