Question
Read this passage from Chapter 1, Part 1, of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
“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 makes me cross …" (metaphor)
"…with a sigh that anyone could hear …" (personification)
"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)
"… the worst work in the world …" (hyperbole)
“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 makes me cross …" (metaphor)
"…with a sigh that anyone could hear …" (personification)
"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)
"… the worst work in the world …" (hyperbole)
Answers
GPT 3.5
"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)