Question

which sentence contains a metaphor?
the track star ran the race as fast as a cheetah.
the basketball player was a giant next to the small boy.
the girl had a million things to study before the chemistry test.
the students sat by the windowsill and watched the snow slowly fall.

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure - of - speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. The sentence "The basketball player was a giant next to the small boy" compares the basketball player to a giant without using "like" or "as" (which would make it a simile). The first option is a simile as it uses "as fast as". The third option is an exaggeration (hyperbole). The fourth option is a simple description.

Answer:

The basketball player was a giant next to the small boy.