Identify the choice that best answers the question.
Which of the following quotations from “Translating Grandfather’s House” contains the clearest example of figurative language?
A. Rows of lemon & mango / Trees frame the courtyard…. (lines 1–2)
B. Crossing her arms she moves on. (line 16)
C. I draw one too, with wildgrass / Rising from the sidewalk cracks like widows. (lines 28–29)
D. Beaming, the teacher scrawls / An A+ in the corner…. (lines 31–32)
1 answer
The choice that best answers the question and contains the clearest example of figurative language is:
C. I draw one too, with wildgrass / Rising from the sidewalk cracks like widows. (lines 28–29)
This quotation uses a simile ("like widows") to create a vivid image, making it a clear example of figurative language.
