Which of the following statements uses an idiom? a. the problem with ben is that he wears his heart on his sleeve. b. nina can be as stubborn as a mule when she doesn't get her way. c. it's not like he told everyone your secret; he just published an article about it. d. early to bed and early to rise makes a young man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

The statement that uses an idiom is A. The problem with Ben is that he wears his heart on his sleeve.

Explanation:

An idiom is an expression that has a particular meaning that is not predictable from the usual meaning of the constituent words, so they are not meant to be taken literally. To wear one's heart on one's sleeve, for example, means to openly show one's feelings, rather than keep them private.

d.) then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

situational archetype describes the adventures of hero. the examples of situational archetypes are the quest, good vs evil, the task which represent respectively search, good forces, characters vs the evil ones and a certain job that must be done. from the given options, we cannot observe the subplot the beauty and the beast which is a correct answer for this question.