Thoreau included the following sentence in Walden:
"There is some of the same fitness in a man's building his own house that there is in a bird's building its own nest."
Which of the following statements rephrases his literal comparison as a metaphor?
A. A man building his house is like a bird building his nest
B. A man's house is his nest
C. Every bird is an architect and a builder of a nest
D. Between a hman house and an avian nest, there is absolutely no difference.
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To determine which of the given statements rephrases Thoreau's literal comparison as a metaphor, we need to understand the meaning behind his analogy. Thoreau is saying that just as it is natural for a bird to build its own nest, it is also fitting for a man to construct his own house.
A. Statement A, "A man building his house is like a bird building his nest," rephrases the literal comparison as a simile, not a metaphor. It directly compares the act of a man building his house to a bird building its nest.
B. Statement B, "A man's house is his nest," does not rephrase the literal comparison as a metaphor. It is more of an interpretation or simplification of the analogy and does not use figurative language.
C. Statement C, "Every bird is an architect and a builder of a nest," does not rephrase the literal comparison as a metaphor. It states a generalization about birds and their nesting behavior, but it does not draw a direct comparison to a man building his house.
D. Statement D, "Between a human house and an avian nest, there is absolutely no difference," does not rephrase the literal comparison as a metaphor. Instead, it makes a statement of equivalence, suggesting there is no distinction between a human house and an avian nest.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. A man building his house is like a bird building his nest.