D - considering the audience
Apple is to tree as grape is to vine.
Hair = simile
apples = generalization
Answer: Metaphor if a person is speaking and comparing him/herself to fire-- perhaps an emotional state, or expressing an intention to light things up.
Personification if the fire is speaking. It may be a poetic, ceremonial speech.
"I am fire. I represent the passion and fervor of these candidates...."
Explanation:
Context helps to determine the interpretation of any figurative language.
Normally, regular punishments are just like sitting in a corner, or go down on your knees and all that, but corporal punishments are punishments that get physical, such as whipping. Corporal punishments can even lead to death in extreme cases.
