Which of the following statements is an example of a metaphor? a. the horse hooves of rain landed loudly on the tin roof. b. the dog ran straight into the patch of wet cement. c. her voice was like a thick velvet blanket. d. the trees swayed gently as nature's dancers.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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the answer would either be a or d

i hope this