Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

the human beings did not hate animal farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed, they hated it more than ever. every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure.

in this excerpt, the phrase "article of faith" is an example of a(n)

a. analogy
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. simile

B. Metaphor

A metaphor is figurative language because it is a figure of speech in which a comparison is being made between two things that are generally quite different in order to provide a more impactful/effective description.  A metaphor states one thing is another thing by using “as” in part of the description as is done in the following example:  “I am as hungry as a wolf” and is the case with how humans held their belief that the farm would fall as an article of faith.  

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a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.