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olgavictoria · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which statement below is true of metaphors?

A Metaphors are used only in poetry and creative writing.
B English speakers never attribute animate or human qualities to nonliving entities.
C Metaphors provide the basis for our conceptual systems.
D Metaphors are found only in English and a few other languages.
E English uses a metaphor that expresses negative things as up.

Question 2

Although both the biblical story of Babel and the Snohomish story of raising the sky both explain the existence of different languages, they differ in that __________.

a. in the Snohomish story the source of different languages is not divine
b. in the Snohomish story people can still work together effectively
c. in the Snohomish story people cannot still work together effectively
d. in the Snohomish story the creation of different languages is a divine punishment