Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The child is the dark shadow of the soldiers
on guard with rifles, saracens and batons

How is metaphor used in this excerpt from Ingrid Jonker’s “The child is not dead”?

a. The soldiers are compared to shadows because they are evil and hide in the darkness.

b.The child is compared to the weapons of the soldiers to suggest that they fight in his honor.

c.The soldiers are compared to the child to suggest that they are immature for continuing the violence.

d.The child is compared to the shadow of the soldiers to suggest that his memory will always be with them.

Answer 1

d. The child is compared to the shadow of the soldiers to suggest that his memory will always be with them.

You can tell that this is the answer, because it is the only answer that says that the child is compared to the shadow of the soldiers.

Answer 2

Answer: D) The child is compared to the shadow of the soldiers to suggest that his memory will always be with them.

Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. In the given excerpt, we can see an example of a metaphor that compares the child to the shadow of the soldiers, this metaphor suggests that the soldier's memory will always be with them, so the correct answer is option D.