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Identify the sentence that is an example of a metaphor. A) He ran like the wind. B) Mary is a workhorse. C) You've got ants in your pants. D) He was bigger than a house.
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Identify the sentence that is an example of a metaphor.

A) He ran like the wind.

B) Mary is a workhorse.

C) You've got ants in your pants.


D) He was bigger than a house.

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D) he was bigger than a house

Reason:
A metaphor makes a comparison but unkind a simile it does not use the words “like” or “as”
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Answer B is a metaphor
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