Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
The lion stepped onto the throne and sat. The throne had a proud, intelligent look to it. Its sharp angles and gleaming spikes warned lesser animals to consider carefully before approaching. The mouse skittered forward, bowed to the lion, and said, “Sir, I fear your advisors are clucking like chickens behind your back. They say you are no leader at all. But what do they know?!”
What types of figurative language are used in the excerpt? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
personification
personification
idiom
idiom
metaphor
metaphor
hyperbole
hyperbole
simile
The lion stepped onto the throne and sat. The throne had a proud, intelligent look to it. Its sharp angles and gleaming spikes warned lesser animals to consider carefully before approaching. The mouse skittered forward, bowed to the lion, and said, “Sir, I fear your advisors are clucking like chickens behind your back. They say you are no leader at all. But what do they know?!”
What types of figurative language are used in the excerpt? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
personification
personification
idiom
idiom
metaphor
metaphor
hyperbole
hyperbole
simile
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The two types of figurative language used in the excerpt are:
1. **personification** - The throne is described as having a "proud, intelligent look," which attributes human characteristics to an inanimate object.
2. **idiom** - The phrase "clucking like chickens" is an idiom that implies the advisors are speaking gossip or behaving cowardly, though it is not literally about chickens.
So the correct answers are **personification** and **idiom**.
1. **personification** - The throne is described as having a "proud, intelligent look," which attributes human characteristics to an inanimate object.
2. **idiom** - The phrase "clucking like chickens" is an idiom that implies the advisors are speaking gossip or behaving cowardly, though it is not literally about chickens.
So the correct answers are **personification** and **idiom**.