Which of the following is a metaphor? Question 1 options:

My heart pounded in my chest like it was trying to escape.

The roller coaster towered over me like a giant, evil snake.

“Life is like a box of chocolates.”

He is a shadow while he stalks his prey.

he is a shadow while he stalks his prey is a metaphor

Explanation:

the others have like and as which is a simile

a. googly eyed

explanation:

the term "googly eyed" just sounds humourous to us. : )

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.