A metaphor is an implied comparison between two unlike things to help readers
understand the object of comparison better. What metaphor does Truth create in
this excerpt?
A. Intellect is compared to a container.
B. Men are compared to confused children.
C. Pints are compared to quarts.
D. Women are compared to trouble.
2. Truth’s use of metaphor conveys her purpose by—
A. entertaining an idea shared by men that women have no intellect at all, so they
should not be worried.
B. explaining that women have more intellect than men and should be given more
rights than men.
C. showing men that equality between the sexes will result in women becoming
smarter than men.
D. persuading men that women’s rights will not affect their own.