Lightoller had a more tangible yardstick - the steep narrow emergency staircase that ran from the Boat Deck all the way down to
E Deck. The water was slowly crawling up the stairs, and from time to time Lightoller walked over to the entrance and checked the number of steps it had climbed. He could see very easily, for the lights still gleamed under the pale green water. —A Night to Remember,
Walter Lord
Which central idea do the details in this passage support?
There are not enough lifeboats on the Titanic.
The passengers are returning to their cabins.
The people on the ship know that time is running out.
The rising water is like a human being on the ship
If the details of the data mining is explained well, it is left to the discretion of the user to accept the usage of his device identifiers for market research
Yes it is becase a Metaphor is The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, which would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
