Question

which best describes the effect of the metaphor on the overall meaning in this excerpt

Answer 1

Answer:

Metaphor is exactly matching adjunct with a noun

Answer 2

Explanation:

It gives apple trees the qualities of grazing animals to emphasize that the wall is unnecessary. Hence the correct answer is B. In this excerpt, the narrator says that “apple trees will never get across and eat the cones under his pines". In these two lines, the narrator compared the apple tree to the animals that feed on the plants and grass and stated that the apple trees would not feed or destroy on the plants. As According to narrator, building fence is not necessary.