Use the poem "Santa Claus stops by" (pages 207-209) to answer the following question: Which of the choices below is an example of a metaphor?

• Mom tells everyone it's time for Dad to get some rest.
• Happy is a huge river right now and l've forgotten how to swim.
• 1 hug fourteen people, which is like drowning.
• Flowers and gifts and cheer surround him.

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The example of a metaphor in the poem "Santa Claus stops by" is: "Happy is a huge river right now and I've forgotten how to swim."