Question

read this sentence from paragraph 6.
\it was discovered later that some jumping genes are natures original computer hackers, copying an organisms individual information and sharing it with others.\
what type of figurative language does the author use in these sentences?
\it was discovered later\ is an example of personification.
\copying an organisms individual information\ is an example of a simile.
\sharing it with others\ is an example of imagery.

atures original computer hackers\ is an example of a metaphor.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: "It was discovered later" has no personification (giving human traits to non - human things), so this is wrong.
2. Analyze the second option: A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare, and "copying an organism's individual information" has no such comparison, so this is wrong.
3. Analyze the third option: Imagery is about creating sensory - related descriptions, and "sharing it with others" is not imagery, so this is wrong.
4. Analyze the fourth option: A metaphor directly compares two things by saying one thing is another. Here, "jumping" genes are compared to "computer hackers" directly, so this is a metaphor.

Answer:

D. "Nature's original computer hackers" is an example of a metaphor.