Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to understand the concept of a metaphor [title] Note comparisons. [step] A metaphor links two ideas through imagery or mental pictures. A metaphor is an analogy, which means it aims to describe an object by comparing it to another one.

Ending1: Examples include : [substeps] " it was raining cats and dogs. " " people in glass houses should not throw stones. Ending2: It generally interprets two things as equal when only one thought is contained within the other one. [substeps] There are also comparisons that claim a particular object is independent or similar to another, such as " 3 plants grew together in a crowded parking lot. Ending3: Pictures such as shapes (objects like trees) and sounds (noises) are not comparisons. [substeps] Imagine you are playing in a well-lit room and notice that there are no windows in your room. Ending4: For example, it might seem like a measurable phenomenon by comparing the two images of the same object when a person had a different hairstyle. Comparisons are often done to note an object's current shape, texture, or color.

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