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What is a metaphor?

A. Describes one thing by saying it is something else
B. Describes a detailed event
C. Describes inanimate objects as if they have human or animal qualities

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a is the correct answer :)
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A. Describes one thing by saying it is something else

Unlike a simile, a metaphor will not use "like" or "as" to compare two things, but will describe one thing as literally being something else.

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