Which of these lines contains a metaphor?

A. Now is your final hour.

B. She offered him a hundred-watt smile.

C. Like unto death was her countenance.

D. You are like a sun to me.

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Noemi Thornton

22 May, 22:55

Which of these lines contains a metaphor?

A. Now is your final hour.

B. She offered him a hundred-watt smile.

C. Like unto death was her countenance.

D. You are like a sun to me.

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Pooch · Answer 1

It would be B because it is comparing her smile to watts ... Without using like or as. A metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as.

Booth · Answer 2

There is a metaphor in B) She offered him a hundred-watt smile.

A metaphor is used to compare two unlikely things without using the words, like or as. Here, the woman's bright smile is being compared to a light bulb!

Which of these lines contains a metaphor?A. Now is your final hour.B. She offered him a hundred-watt smile.C. Like unto death was her countenance.D. You are like a sun to me.

Which of these lines contains a metaphor?

A. Now is your final hour.

B. She offered him a hundred-watt smile.

C. Like unto death was her countenance.

D. You are like a sun to me.