Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.But, as he walk’d, King Arthur panted hard,Like one that feels a nightmare on his bed
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The metaphor helps the reader understand what the nightmare was about.B
The simile helps the reader understand King Arthur’s pain.C
The metaphor helps the reader understand how little sleep King Arthur got.D
The simile helps the reader understand King Arthur’s dream.