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Connotative Meanings Quick Check
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Question
Which sentence contains a metaphor?(1 point)
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Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.
Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.

The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.
The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.

Milo was as fast as a cheetah when he ran the race at school.
Milo was as fast as a cheetah when he ran the race at school.

I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.
I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.
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Answer 1

The correct answers to the Connotative Meanings Quick Check is.
Literal
provide readers with a feeling
simile
The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.
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Answer 2

The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.

Answer 3

Great job! That is the correct answer. Metaphors are a type of figurative language that compare two unlike things without using "like" or "as." In this case, the sentence "The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples" contains a metaphor comparing the sunset to a masterpiece.