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After her team lost in the state finals, Gretchen was a ticking time bomb. Her fuse was

short, and anything might set her off - a parent talking too loudly in the hall, the sound
of a clipboard dropped on the tile. Her teammates watched her warily, knowing she
could go off at any time.
a, Circle the extended metaphor used in the passage,
A sporting event
A bomb
An angry girl

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Answer:

A ticking time bomb

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor compares without the use of like or as

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