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Similes and metaphors establish comparisons between two dissimilar things. Which of the following is a metaphor? (Choose all that apply)

a. Bent double, like old beggars under sacks

b. The fog comes/on little cat feet

c. My boss Bob was waiting for me when I showed up for work five minutes late today—the snake!

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Answer:

c. My boss Bob was waiting for me when I showed up for work five minutes late today—the snake!

a. Bent double, like old beggars under sacks

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things directly without the use of like or as.

The example of metaphor from the given options are A and C because both sentences compares one thing to another.

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