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Language in Poetry Quick Check 4 of 54 of 5 Items Question Which is an example of an extended metaphor?(1 point) Responses two lines in a poem that says an otter’s eye looks like a black walnut two lines in a poem that says an otter’s eye looks like a black walnut an entire poem comparing a swimmer to a dolphin an entire poem comparing a swimmer to a dolphin a line in a poem that says a man’s voice is the boom of a baritone a line in a poem that says a man’s voice is the boom of a baritone a poem that is about how the rain walks all over the city at different speeds a poem that is about how the rain walks all over the city at different speeds Skip to navigation page 16 of 16

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An example of an extended metaphor is "an entire poem comparing a swimmer to a dolphin." Extended metaphors develop a comparison throughout the course of a literary work, and in this case, the entire poem continues to explore the similarities between the swimmer and the dolphin.