Question

Which of these sentences from the passage contains a metaphor?

OA. "Suddenly, his entire right leg was a lightning rod attracting all the pain in his body."
OB. "His ankle felt like a million ants were circling around his bone and marching onto his foot."
OC. "It snapped, and Luis body buckled under him, sending him rolling like a stone."
OD. "Before long, he was able to stand and limp back to his house to ice down the swelling in his leg."

Answer 1

Answer: “ suddenly, his entire right leg was a lighting rod attracting all the pain in his body.”

Explanation: A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things. Metaphor do not use the word like or as. A metaphor state that one thing is something else. In his case, the author is saying that luis leg draws in all the pain in his body the same way a lightning rod draws in electricity.