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QuizMultiple Choice

Figures of Speech

Question 4 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 3 - 1001070 HCPS v24

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

Answer
A
We saw a spider the size of a car while we were walking.
B
Grandma said that life is a roller coaster with lots of loops and dips.
C
I tried to listen to that band, but its music just rubs me the wrong way.
D
The tree leaned over the house like an umbrella shading it from the sun.

Explanation

A metaphor directly describes one thing as another to suggest a similarity. In choice B, life is described as a roller coaster, comparing life's ups and downs to the ride without using “like” or “as.” Choice D uses “like,” so it is a simile, while the other choices are not metaphors.

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