What is the role of an analogy in an informational text?


A. It helps readers summarize various ideas from the text.


B. It makes an unfamiliar idea easier to understand by comparing it to a familiar idea.


C. It draws readers' attention to a key idea through the use of strong or vivid adjectives.


D. none of the above

CORRECT ANSWER: B. It makes an unfamiliar idea easier to understand by comparing it to a familiar idea.