Place a check mark next to each statement which presents an example of a metaphor. leave all other statements unchecked.

-the man is a real dynamo on the dance floor.
-the fact that millions of people were killed is, of course, unfortunate.
-long-legged and slender, the girl was quite a tall glass of water.
-i began to feel that my life was like a rat race.
-my parents were playful and affectionate people.
-being the little gnat of a man that he was, he managed to squeeze through the door.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir