Question

The Invisible Red String
by Quen Law

One bright spring morning Ju-Lin flung open the windows to let in the fragrance of the blooming orange trees and watched in awe as a long procession approached the gated entrance of the moi-yun’s house. Seated in a large, carved wooden sedan chair, held aloft by four brawny servants, was a wealthy matron robed in delicately embroidered silk brocade. The moment she stepped down on her tiny, bound feet encased in dainty matching silk slippers, she winced as if suffering from painful bunions. She introduced herself as Madam Yuen from a distant western province.



Quen Law/YonSheng Xuan. Cricket Media Incorporated

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

How does the author use figurative language to highlight an aspect of this culture?

(1 point)
Responses

by using a simile to describe a setting that is relevant to the culture
by using a simile to describe a setting that is relevant to the culture

by using personification to describe a setting that is relevant to the culture
by using personification to describe a setting that is relevant to the culture

by using personification to describe pain caused by a cultural custom
by using personification to describe pain caused by a cultural custom

by using a simile to describe pain caused by a cultural custom
by using a simile to describe pain caused by a cultural custom

Answer 1

by using a simile to describe pain caused by a cultural custom

The phrase "winced as if suffering from painful bunions" is a simile that emphasizes the pain caused by foot binding, a cultural practice.