I believe that the phrase from Mandela's speech that is an example of a metaphor is the first one - 'the children, [...] the greatest of our treasures."
A metaphor is a type of comparison, where two or more things are compared without using words such as <em>like </em>or <em>as. </em>Here, the children are the greatest of our treasures - they are compared to a treasure, something which is the most important thing of all.
Dependent clause because it needs another sentence to depend on i think
Answer:
(D) She had an instinct about calculating risk
Explanation:
The clause "contemplated her dilemma" indicates that the character used to think and reason very deeply about the risks that her actions could promote, that is, she thought about the problems she could face, contemplating and analyzing them as thoroughly as possible, before actually facing them.
The answer would definitely have to be pestilent, as it means "destructive to life; deadly" and death would be very morbid or sad.
