Question

Which line in the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an example of metaphor?

"I joy to hear it," answered the physician. "It may be that my remedies, so long administered in vain, begin now to take due effect. Happy man were I, and well deserving of New England's gratitude, could I achieve this cure!"


"I thank you from my heart, most watchful friend," said the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale with a solemn smile. "I thank you, and can but requite your good deeds with my prayers."


"A good man's prayers are golden recompense!" rejoined old Roger Chillingworth, as he took his leave. "Yea, they are the current gold coin of the New Jerusalem, with the King's own mint mark on them!"

Answer 1

"A good man's prayers are golden recompense!" is a metaphor 

Answer 2

"A good man's prayers are golden recompense!"

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that a metaphor is a figure of speech that compares, in an implied or hidden way, two things which seem unrelated. Metaphors state that one thing is another thing. By doing this, authors help themselves explain complex ideas or feelings in a deeper/better way as they often appeal to the readers' emotions.

In this case old Roger compared "good man's prayers" with "golden recompense". This means that the prayers are very valuable to him, the high value of the gold resembles the high value of the prayers.