The back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. the leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived. the tulips were bright slashes of color like a child's crayon drawing. in the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun. sitting on the porch swing, i drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat. which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor? a. delighted that spring had finally arrived b. greet the warmth of the sun c. in late afternoon sunlight d. the beauty of nature, a delicious treat

This is a metaphor because this sentence is comparing the beauty of nature to a delicious treat, without using the words "like" or "as." Similes use the words "like" or "as." Instead, metaphors directly say one object is the same thing as another. Metaphors don't say that objects are like each other or are similar to one another.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

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