Which analogy is an example of a distraction that is likely to cause readers to miss the point? Lisa reacts very theatrically to unpleasant sights. Her gestures are so exaggerated that she looks like a mime pretending to be caught in a spider web. Life sometimes feels like a game of chess. You use your best strategy, but you still may get checkmated by a clever opponent. Melting quickly, the ice cream dripped down the cone like wax down a candle. Sadly, like a burned-out candle, my ice cream was soon nothing but a pool of liquid. The bobcat sat quietly watching the birds at the feeder, much like a fluffy kitten batting playfully at a dangled piece of string.