Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

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Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

Metaphor uses a direct statement that one thing is another to create a vivid image. In Time is a thief, time is described as a thief, which suggests it steals moments. This direct equivalence is what makes it a metaphor. The other options illustrate different figures of speech: Time flies gives time a human action, which is personification; Time was swift as an arrow uses as to compare, a simile; Time passes is a straightforward, literal statement with no figurative device.

Metaphor uses a direct statement that one thing is another to create a vivid image. In Time is a thief, time is described as a thief, which suggests it steals moments. This direct equivalence is what makes it a metaphor.

The other options illustrate different figures of speech: Time flies gives time a human action, which is personification; Time was swift as an arrow uses as to compare, a simile; Time passes is a straightforward, literal statement with no figurative device.

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