Which lines contain a metaphor?

A.

"Slowly, smoothly, / Black as the night, / with paws unseen / (white upon white)"

B.

"like a queen who walks / down a corridor / the black cat paced / that cold smooth floor—"

C.

"and left behind her, / bead upon bead, / the track of small feet / like dark fern seed."

D.

"and the lamplight fell / narrow and thin / a carpet unrolled / for the cat to walk in."

Question

Which lines contain a metaphor? 	
	
 
A.
	

"Slowly, smoothly, / Black as the night, / with paws unseen / (white upon white)"
	
 
B.
	

"like a queen who walks / down a corridor / the black cat paced / that cold smooth floor—"
	
 
C.
	

"and left behind her, / bead upon bead, / the track of small feet / like dark fern seed."
	
 
D.
	

"and the lamplight fell / narrow and thin / a carpet unrolled / for the cat to walk in."

anonymous · Answer

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, so your answer is C, since 'dark fern seed' is literally applied there.