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From “Remarks to the Senate in Support of a Declaration of Conscience” by Margaret Chase Smith

16 Today our country is being psychologically divided by the confusion and the suspicions that are bred in the United States Senate to spread like cancerous tentacles of "know nothing, suspect everything" attitudes. Today we have a Democratic Administration that has developed a mania for loose spending and loose programs. History is repeating itself—and the Republican Party again has the opportunity to emerge as the champion of unity and prudence.

Which sentence below provides the best analysis of the use of figurative language to support the speaker’s purpose?

a
Smith uses personification to portray the confusion and suspicions caused by the Senate’s anti-communist investigations as cancerous tentacles that are spreading in a body. This use of personification emphasizes the devastating effects of the Senate’s tactics
b
Smith uses a simile to compare the confusion and suspicions caused by the Senate’s anti-communist investigations to cancerous tentacles that are spreading in a body. This simile emphasizes the devastating effects of the Senate’s tactics in the anti-communist investigations
c
Smith uses a simile to compare the confusion and suspicions caused by the Senate’s anti-communist investigations to cancerous tentacles that are spreading in a body. This simile emphasizes that the Republican Party has a chance to win the next round of elections
d
Smith uses personification to portray the confusion and suspicions caused by the Senate’s anti-communist investigations as cancerous tentacles that are spreading in a body. This use of personification emphasizes that the Republican Party has a chance to win the next round of elections

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The best analysis of the use of figurative language to support the speaker’s purpose is:

**a**
Smith uses personification to portray the confusion and suspicions caused by the Senate’s anti-communist investigations as cancerous tentacles that are spreading in a body. This use of personification emphasizes the devastating effects of the Senate’s tactics.

This option accurately identifies the figurative language (personification) and connects it to the broader implications regarding the negative impact of the Senate's actions.