Read these lines of poetry:

the wicked dragon breathed fire,
and its wings were black as coal.
but the knight's eyes were diamonds,
and he kept his self-control.

which line contains a metaphor?

a.
"and its wings were black as coal."

b.
"the wicked dragon breathed fire,"

c.
"and he kept his self-control."

d.
"but the knight's eyes were diamonds,"

(i have that question and this bonus question: what's the right subject to pick for poems, because ihave just been picking english, but im asking cause i dont want to get my question removed because its the wrong subject, )

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? in this excerpt from his famous virginia convention speech, patrick henry employs which literary device? questiondeclarative statement

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition