Which of the following quotes are metaphors? Select all that apply.

"The champion picker of the day before was the hero of the dawn."

"If he prophesied that the cotton in today's field was going to be sparse and stick to the bolls like glue, every listener would grunt a hearty agreement."

"The town reacted to us as its inhabitants had reacted to all things new before our coming."

"In the morning sounds and smells were touched with the supernatural."

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Jaylin Bean

12 May, 17:15

Which of the following quotes are metaphors? Select all that apply.

"The champion picker of the day before was the hero of the dawn."

"If he prophesied that the cotton in today's field was going to be sparse and stick to the bolls like glue, every listener would grunt a hearty agreement."

"The town reacted to us as its inhabitants had reacted to all things new before our coming."

"In the morning sounds and smells were touched with the supernatural."

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Jameson · Answer 1

Metaphor (I believe) - comparing the picker to a hero

"The champion picker of the day before was the hero of the dawn."

Not a metaphor - uses "like", so it is a simile

"If he prophesied that the cotton in today's field was going to be sparse and stick to the bolls like glue, every listener would grunt a hearty agreement."

Not a metaphor - gives the town human characteristics so it is personification.

"The town reacted to us as its inhabitants had reacted to all things new before our coming."

Not a metaphor - I believe that this is personification as well

It gives human characteristics to the sounds/smells

"In the morning sounds and smells were touched with the supernatural."