Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The statement 'Swati's mind is a tree always laden with fruitful ideas' is an analogy.

Statement II:The statement 'Swati's mind is a tree always laden with fruitful ideas' is only descriptive in nature.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Both hold: the sentence is an analogy and it also serves to describe.

It likens Swati's mind to a tree laden with fruit, a figurative comparison.

Such a comparison between unlike things on a shared point is an analogy.

The same figure informs us about the richness of her ideas.

Functioning as both a comparison and a description, the two statements stand together.

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