THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D).A METAPHOR IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH INWHICH...

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The correct answer is (D).

A metaphor is a figure of speech in

which one thing is referred to as another. Choice (D) matches

that definition; Twain is equating a skeleton and a man with

consumption who came to Lake Tahoe to die. Choice (B) is

simply a statement describing the quality of the air around Lake

Tahoe. In this case, the verb

is

is not a clue. Choice (A) is

hyperbole, an exaggeration for humorous effect. It uses the

elliptical

as

to compare the air around Tahoe to what angels

breathe. Choice (C) is also a simile, using

like

rather than

as.

Choice (E) uses an allusion, the Egyptian mummy, to make the

writer’s point.

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