When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image,she or he is using the figure of speech known as
A)an inversion.
B)a metaphor.
C)parallelism.
D)personification.

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When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image, she or he is using a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. It suggests a resemblance or analogy between two things, without using the words "like" or "as," which is the case in a simile.

When a Speaker Compares an Abstract Idea to a Concrete