C. Metaphor
The author is trying to say Cruel words can hurt people, the author is comparing cruel words with weapons, he is making a figure of speech, 'Cruel Words Are Weapons' is a figure of speech (Metaphor),So that makes C. Metaphor correct.
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Answer: is there a word bank anywhere?
Explanation:
Children, is the correct answer. If that is not the sentence you told me to look at, you can put it in the comment's