The backyard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. the leaves danced in the trees delighted that spring had finally arrived. the tulips were bright flashes 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 drink in the beauty of nature a delicious treat. which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor?

The tulips were bright flashes of color like a child's crayon drawing.

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing in a way that is not literally true, but that explains an idea or helps make a comparison. Metaphors are used for rhetorical effect as well as to provide clarity. In this case, the tulips are being compared to a child's crayon drawing in order to explain what the colors of the tulips looked like.

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