Question Read this sentence from the story: "Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington."

How does the metaphor comparing money to a bird affect the tone of this story?

A. It lends Easton a carefree tone even though his position is quite serious.

B. It sets a humorous tone by creating a mental image of money taking flight.

C. It creates a tone of longing, suggesting that Easton would like to fly from his troubles.

D. It develops a skeptical tone because the image of money flying is absurd.

The metaphor that compares money to a bird affects the tone of this story as, It creates a tone of longing, suggesting that Easton would like to fly from his troubles.

What is metaphor?

Metaphor is the figure of speech used for symbolic representation of something.

Because Easton used this metaphor to say that money finishes so quickly and the lives in Washington is expensive, so it set the tone of Easton being free from his criminal actions as he tried to rob a bank after he spend all his money to keep up with the luxurious life in Washington.

Hence the correct option is, C. It creates a tone of longing, suggesting that Easton would like to fly from his troubles.

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