Which of the following phrases from Mandela's speech is an example of a metaphor?

"the children, [ ... ] the greatest of our treasures"

"the children must play in the open field"

"the relentless pursuit of the purposes"

"no longer tortured by the pangs of hunger"

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Vaughn Casey

10 January, 08:15

Which of the following phrases from Mandela's speech is an example of a metaphor?

"the children, [ ... ] the greatest of our treasures"

"the children must play in the open field"

"the relentless pursuit of the purposes"

"no longer tortured by the pangs of hunger"

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Leanna Leon · Answer 1

I believe that the phrase from Mandela's speech that is an example of a metaphor is the first one - 'the children, [ ... ] the greatest of our treasures."

A metaphor is a type of comparison, where two or more things are compared without using words such as like or as. Here, the children are the greatest of our treasures - they are compared to a treasure, something which is the most important thing of all.

Which of the following phrases from Mandela's speech is an example of a metaphor?"the children, [ ... ] the greatest of our treasures""the children must play in the open field""the relentless pursuit of the purposes""no longer tortured by the pangs of hunger"

Which of the following phrases from Mandela's speech is an example of a metaphor?

"the children, [ ... ] the greatest of our treasures"

"the children must play in the open field"

"the relentless pursuit of the purposes"

"no longer tortured by the pangs of hunger"