Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

  1. He had a heart of steel.

  2. The railroad tracks converged.

  3. The high school was a zoo.

  4. The sun rose in the sky.

The correct answer is: He had a heart of steel.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers to one thing in terms of another unrelated thing. In this example, a person's heart is being compared to steel, implying that the person is strong and unbreakable. Choice B is an example of a simile, as it uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison. Choice C is an example of personification, as a school cannot literally be a zoo. Choice D is a straightforward statement and does not use figurative language. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

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