Is this sentence a metaphor (comparing a word or phrase to a person, place, or thing)? Or at least the first part?

"The sky broke open and rain poured down"

While doing your research, all of the following would be good secondary sources to use to develop a general overview about the vietnam war, except: a. the encyclopedia britannica b. an interview with a veteran of the war c. a textbook on the history of the 20th century d. an online resource such as ‘wikipedia.org’ or ‘’

Me with english (easy for you) 50 points

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.