Thoreau included the following sentence in walden: "there is some of the same fitness in a man's building his own house that there is in a bird's building its own nest."

which of the following statements rephrases his literal comparison as a metaphor?
a. a man building his house is like a bird building his nest.
b. a man's house is his nest.
c. every bird is an architect and builder of a nest.
d. between a human house and an avian nest, there is absolutely no difference in architectural skill.

In act v of a midsummer night's dream, quince presents the prologue for “pyramus and thisbe.” when he finishes, hippolyta comments: indeed he hath played on his prologue like a child on a recorder—a sound, but not in government. which tone does the simile “played on his prologue like a child on a recorder” create? it creates a sad, wistful tone by comparing quince’s performance to a beautiful tune. it creates a surprised tone by comparing quince’s performance to an eloquent speech by a government official. it creates a relaxed tone by comparing quince’s performance to lovely recorder music. it creates a humorous tone by comparing quince’s performance to a child playing an instrument badly.