“It’s naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can’t practice well at all.” And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear that time.

Which answer gives an example of figurative language in this passage?

Group of answer choices

"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)

"… with a sigh that anyone could hear …" (personification)

"It makes me cross …" (metaphor)

"… the worst work in the world …" (hyperbole)

1 answer

"It makes me cross …" (metaphor)