Question

Are the following metaphors?

#1 Forests are the lungs of our Earth
#2 A tree is a collective property so take care of it
#3 Trees are our wealth on planet Earth
#4 Trees are the root of all life

Answer 1

These are not metaphors

Step-by-step explanation:

a metaphor is figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable thus these are not metaphors

Answer 2

the options that are metaphors are 1,3, and 4