Question

What is a dead metaphor?

a. a metaphor that makes a comparison by using the words “like” or “as”
b. a metaphor that sustains the comparison for several lines or for an entire poem
c. a commonly used metaphor that has become part of ordinary language
d. a metaphor that suggests the comparison rather than stating it directly?

Answer 1

It could be C? If not. I'm not sure then

Answer 2

C: a commonly used metaphor that has become part of ordinary language.

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things by saying that one thing is another. A dead metaphor are those metaphors that, traditionally, have lost their force, but continue as clichés, or everyday idioms. For example: The face or hand of a watch no longer bring the comparison with parts of the human body.