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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