Read the sentence from "Isaac and Casey."

In the spring, the meadow was a carpet of wildflowers.

This sentence is an example of a

A. simile because it compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
B. simile because it is a direct comparison of two unlike things.
C. metaphor because it compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
E. metaphor because it is a direct comparison of two unlike things.