Question

which statement uses a metaphor to make a comparison? select the two correct answers (1 point) the dancers waltzed as delicately as wind - blown leaves on the ballroom floor from fifteen thousand feet in the air, the mighty mountains looked like mere rocks when it came to catching tennis balls, the dog was a regular wimbledon champ the authors life was an open book, with each year a different chapter the birds eggs were like speckled marbles of different colors and textures

Explanation:

A metaphor makes an implicit comparison. In "The author's life was an open book, with each year a different chapter", the author's life is compared to a book and years to chapters. In "The bird's eggs were like speckled marbles of different colors and textures", it is a simile as it uses "like". "When it came to catching tennis balls, the dog was a regular Wimbledon champ" is an exaggeration. "From fifteen thousand feet in the air, the mighty mountains looked like mere rocks" is a simile using "like". "The dancers waltzed as delicately as wind - blown leaves on the ballroom floor" is a simile using "as...as". So the two with metaphors are the statements about the author's life and the bird's eggs.

Answer:

The author's life was an open book, with each year a different chapter; The bird's eggs were like speckled marbles of different colors and textures