Answer:
a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products
1. She was running as fast as a cheetah (or) her running was like a cheetah
see like an eagle
2. The student was on fire today
it's raining cats and dogs
( most idioms can be used as a metaphor )
3. The trees danced in the wind
the car suffered
4. Fair is foul, and foul is fair
or a rather common one, she shells sea shells by the sea shore
( or for a name, silly sally )
edit: i realised it states to say in your own words, does that mean you will make a paragraph of it or something? Anyways i hope i helped
the reverend is always critical of him.
In the passage, the boy knows the reverend always assumes the worst.
hope this helps