A christmas carol has a metaphor
"The streets reeked of crime"
Answer:
Explanation:
"External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge.'
No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty.
tight-fisted hand at the grindstone
The figure of speech used is a simile.
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
