Which statement most accurately describes the poet’s use of metaphor ?

Poets also use metaphor as a way of explaining or referring to something in a brief but effective way. An easy way to understand metaphor is to view a metaphor as a simile without the word "like". A simile compares two things in a clear fashion. For example: "he is like a beast".

PLEASE READ: this COULD be helpful, but in order to give you the most accurate answer i would need the answer choices.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.