Question 2 of 10Read this sentence:With this unprovoked attack upon our country, the enemy must realize he has awoken a sleeping giant and will regret the day he threatened the resolve of those who live in freedom!What type of figurative language is used in this passage?A.SimileB.HyperboleC.ToneD.MetaphorSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?The photographers circled her like vultures above a tottering lion cub. A. personification B. metaphor C. simile D. hyperbole E. comparison

Read the following passage:Returning from Vietnam, we were given a parade. Crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. No, they were everywhere. Every day. On the streets, on the television, on the radio. A hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. Our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault.Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone?A.Our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back.B.We had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.C.I felt unappreciated and condemned for actions I had thought were heroic.D.I hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:In Vietnam, the jungle itself turned you into an animal. It reached out and pulled you in. We willingly performed the outward transformation of camouflaging ourselves — tucking foliage into our helmets, smearing our faces with ash that stung our nostrils. But something inside us was changing as well. We were becoming beasts — stalking our prey, baring our fangs. And when the time came, attacking.Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone?A.The jungle was alive with the sounds of nature — strange birds were our alarm clock in the morning.B.Far from the comforts of home, we had entered this conflict in order to let sleeping dogs lie.C.I was surprised and frightened by this change that allowed me to attack without remorse.D.I pressed myself against the trunk of a thick tree — a wolf in sheep's clothing waiting to strike.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it does not literally apply is called:a.hyperboleb.personificationc.similed.metaphor

14. In "I am offering this poem", What is the form of figurative language in the following lines?Keep it like a warm coatwhen winter comes to cover you (Stanza 1)*1 pointa) Simileb) Metaphorc) Personificationd) Alliteration