Question

it would have been the best dance ever if the seventh-grade fashion police werent
a bunch of eagles.

which part of the sentence is a metaphor?

the best dance ever
the seventh-grade fashion police
staring at me all night
like a bunch of eagles

Explanation:

Identify the sentence and question

The sentence is: "It would have been the best dance ever if the seventh-grade fashion police weren't staring at me all night like a bunch of eagles."
We need to find which part of this sentence is a metaphor.

Define metaphor and simile

Using the Metaphors and Similes knowledge point, let's distinguish between these two types of figurative language:

• A simile compares two different things using comparison words such as "like" or "as".
• A metaphor compares two different things directly by stating that one thing is another, without using "like" or "as".

Analyze the sentence parts

Let's evaluate each of the given options:

• "the best dance ever": This is a literal description expressing a strong opinion, not a metaphor.
• "the seventh-grade fashion police": This directly compares a group of judgmental classmates to a "fashion police" force without using "like" or "as". This is a metaphor.
• "staring at me all night": This is a literal action describing what the classmates were doing.
• "like a bunch of eagles": This compares their staring behavior to eagles using the word "like", which makes it a simile, not a metaphor.

Select the correct option

The phrase "the seventh-grade fashion police" is the metaphor because it directly equates classmates to police officers.

Answer:

• (A) the best dance ever
• (B) the seventh-grade fashion police (Correct answer)
• (C) staring at me all night
• (D) like a bunch of eagles