Question

read the poem. then, review the bolded text in the third stanza.
nicks vase
i stopped by the art room
to pick up some extra glaze.
my elbow bumped the edge
of nicks new drying vase.
the vase then crashed on tile floor,
and there i stood in shock.
ive never wished so badly
for power to turn back the clock.
then i became a frozen statue.
should i hide the pieces on a shelf?
should i try and tell nick that his vase
was stolen by an art room elf?
but i found nick, and took a breath,
confessed my clumsy ways.
nick laughed, said he could understand,
and helped me mend the broken vase.
the bolded text shows a metaphor, which compares two things without using like or as. what is the purpose of this text?
it shows how the speaker feels trapped and doesnt know what to do.
it highlights how chilly it is inside the art classroom.
it hints that the speaker wants to make statues out of clay for his next project.

Explanation:

The metaphor "Then I became a frozen statue" describes the speaker's state after breaking Nick's vase. A frozen statue cannot move or act, which mirrors the speaker's shock and indecision about how to handle the mistake. The other options are irrelevant: there is no mention of cold in the classroom, nor of the speaker wanting to make statues.

Answer:

It shows how the speaker feels trapped and doesn't know what to do.