Question
The Sun Beat Down on Me Without Mercy for the rest of the afternoon I had forgotten to reapply sunscreen so I wasn't surprised when I looked in the mirror and saw a nasty bird my grandmother quickly noticed my red and shoulders face in arms she directed me to sit on the sofa and reappeared in the blink of an eye she tenderly applied aloe vera gel made from her own plans to my scorched skin trust me she said this is a million times better than any medicine you could buy I felt those who think sensation of the jail and knew she was right
Select the correct answers from the lists to explain how the figurative language in the excerpt relates to the cultural setting.
The ____ shows that people who are part of the narrator's culture_____.
First blank:
A. hyperbole
B. metaphor
C. simile
D. idiom
Second blank:
A. Live in extended family households
B. often fail to look after their health
C. place a high value on traditional remedies
D. show a great deal of respect to their elders
Select the correct answers from the lists to explain how the figurative language in the excerpt relates to the cultural setting.
The ____ shows that people who are part of the narrator's culture_____.
First blank:
A. hyperbole
B. metaphor
C. simile
D. idiom
Second blank:
A. Live in extended family households
B. often fail to look after their health
C. place a high value on traditional remedies
D. show a great deal of respect to their elders
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The **A. hyperbole** shows that people who are part of the narrator's culture **C. place a high value on traditional remedies**.
The use of hyperbole emphasizes the effectiveness of the grandmother's home remedy over medicinal products, highlighting a cultural preference for traditional methods of healing.
The use of hyperbole emphasizes the effectiveness of the grandmother's home remedy over medicinal products, highlighting a cultural preference for traditional methods of healing.