Question

I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the smartweed soon turned a rich copper colour and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem.

What type of figurative language is contained in this sentence from the passage?
Responses
A hyperbolehyperbole
B alliterationalliteration
C personificationpersonification
D simile

Answer 1

The figurative language contained in the sentence is **B alliteration**. Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely positioned words, and in this sentence, there are examples of it, such as "damp spots" and "swollen joints."

None of the other options are present in this sentence:

- Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement.
- Personification gives human traits to non-human entities.
- A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."

Given your options, alliteration is the correct answer.