Question

The back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. The leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived. The tulips were bright slashes of color like a child's crayon drawing. In the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun. Sitting on the porch swing, I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat. Which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor? A. Delighted that spring had finally arrived B. The beauty of nature, a delicious treat C. Greet the warmth of the sun D. In late afternoon sunlight

Answer 1

The answer should be the last sentence, "Sitting on the porch swing, I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat."

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Answer 2

The phrase from the above paragraph which is an example of a metaphor is:

B. The beauty of nature, a delicious treat

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech. A phrase or word which compares two things or idea. It helps in comparing two things which are very different from one another but possess one quality in common to each other. In the above statement 'the beauty of nature' has been compared with 'a delicious treat.' The two ideas are very different from each other but they possess one quality in common. The poet says that he is consuming the beauty of nature like a treat which is very delicious.