After taking a job as a delivery driver, Malcolm soon found out that the backroads in his small town were an elaborate web.

Question

Which clarifying statement could be added to this metaphor to make it an analogy without changing its meaning?

(1 point)
Responses

Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.
Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.

After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.
After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.

The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.
The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.

He never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.

Answer 1

To make the metaphor into an analogy without changing its meaning, the best option is:

Every road was connected, and each was harder to traverse than the one before it.

This statement clearly relates the complexity and interconnectedness of the roads to a broader idea, allowing readers to draw comparisons more easily.