Read the excerpt from "Harlem.”

Or does it explode?

This line compares "a dream deferred” to an explosion. Why is it a metaphor?
It is a metaphor because its language is very descriptive.
It is a metaphor because its meaning is meant to be literal.
It is a metaphor because it uses words such as like or as.
It is a metaphor because it does not use words such as like or as