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When Matt “borrowed” his mom’s car, he couldn’t go home because he would be caught. He soon realized that the vehicle itself was a jail cell. This example uses a metaphor because ___________________. Question 4 options: It compares Matt's mom's car (that he shouldn't be driving) to a jail cell. It shows that he feels trapped in a bad situation. It compares Matt's mother to a prison guard because he knows she will call the police. It compares all cars to jail cells. Once you start driving, you can't stop. It compares the house to a prison that he must escape.

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Kayleigh1234
The correct option is ‘It shows that he feels trapped in a bad situation’.

A metaphor is rhetorical resource that compares two things that are not apparently related, yet they share one characteristic that is highlighted for the purpose of the similitude of both things.
In the case of the example here, Matt did not borrow the car, but stole it. That was a reason why he could not go back home, because he would be caught. So, what would he do? He had not many options. So he realized he was trapped in that situation: he had nowhere to go and he was stuck with the car feeling there was no way out of that situation but to declare himself guilty going back home. This aspect of the situation: being trapped without options in a bad place is the characteristic highlighted from a jail cell and which makes both situations look alike.