C. The author uses a simile to compare the feeling of nervousness to melting because the sentence uses the word "like," which is an underlying hint to similes. Without it, it would be a metaphor.
1. "I said that I got lost."
2. "I said that it was a glorious view."
3. "My mom said that there is terrible weather."
4. "My mom said that my sister is a silly girl."
5. "I said that it is cold."
B. The common person could understand