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3) The character of Rip Van Winkle, and what happens to him in this passage, may be metaphorically compared to someone who ignores his friends for years, then A) suddenly realizes that his enemies outnumber his friends B) someone who "sleepwalks through life" for years, before suddenly being jolted into awareness. someone who is angry for years, then realizes that his anger has been his undoing. D) someone who is happy for years, then realizes that his happiness is unfounded.​

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The character of Rip Van Winkle, and what happens to him in this passage, may be metaphorically compared to someone who ignores his friends for years, then:

"suddenly realizes that his enemies outnumber his friends". (Option A)

What is a Metaphor?

A metaphor is simply a literary device or a figure of speech that compares two objects or subjects that have nothing in common without using the words

"like"or "as"

For example,

Their eyes were sunlight" is a metaphor while "their eyes were like sunlight" is a simile.

Learn more about Metaphors at:
https://brainly.com/question/933951

EmberWolfie

The other guy is wrong. The correct answer is someone who "sleepwalks through life" for years, before suddenly being jolted into awareness. Of the choices, this is the most appropriate comparison, because Rip Van Winkle was asleep for twenty years. I did this on USAtp too