There are a few acts of nature, such as a total solar eclipse or a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic as to seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience itself.
A) a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic as to seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience itself –Correct. 'Itself' refers to virtue. Hence correct
B) an explosion of a dormant volcano, that are so rare and dramatic enough that they seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience
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A) a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic as to seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience itself –Correct. 'Itself' refers to virtue. Hence correct
B) an explosion of a dormant volcano, that are so rare and dramatic enough that they seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience
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