Which of the following is a metaphor?

A. hair is a rat’s nest
B. hair is very straight
C. hair as neat as a pin
D. hair as messy as a rag doll’s
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

hair is a rat’s nest

In this phrase, the words hair and rat’s nest are being compared. Hair is described as messy. The presence of the word “is” signals a metaphor.

So, it is a metaphor.

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Key Data

Questions
5
Grade
4
Theme
Metaphors Similes
Passing score
80%

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