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What is a metaphor?

A. A description that uses an unexpected comparison or contrast to
point out truth.
B. A phrase the describes a similarity using comparison words like
"as" or "like".
C. A phrase that describes a similarity but does not use comparison
words.
D. A description that uses precise words to describe an event by time
and location.
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Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation:

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Example: "I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression"

"Love is a battlefield"

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