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QuizMultiple Choice

The Poetry of Identity

Question 8 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

Read this poem.Worry makes an ache—stomach swims, head throbs . . .It’s an unwanted guestwith endless requests.Like an empty piggy bankWorry offers nothing. Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?

Answer
W
Worry makes an ache—
s
stomach swims, head throbs . . .
I
It’s an unwanted guest
L
Like an empty piggy bank

Explanation

A metaphor describes one thing as if it were another, without using “like” or “as.” The line “It’s an unwanted guest” describes worry as a guest, even though worry is an emotion. “Like an empty piggy bank” is a simile because it uses “like.”

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