<span>by providing an example of nationalism to explain the idea</span>
D. keep you from reaching your performance goals
Answer:
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Explanation:
The theme is the message an author is trying to send, or the main idea. The author's purpose is the reason an author writes something, whether it be to inform, entertain, etc.
A simile compares using like or as while a metaphor compares things without using like or as
This makes the answer:
Unlike a simile, a metaphor does not use like or as.
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