What is a metaphor?

Question

1. a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
2. when a nonliving thing is given human qualities
3. the literal meaning of a word
4. a direct comparison that does not use like or as

Answer 1

The correct answer is:
4. a direct comparison that does not use like or as.

A metaphor directly describes one thing as if it were another, without using "like" or "as," which differentiates it from a simile.