Read this passage from Chapter 1, Part 1, of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
“It’s naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can’t practice well at all.” And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear that time.
Which answer gives an example of figurative language in this passage?
Group of answer choices
"It makes me cross …" (metaphor)
"…with a sigh that anyone could hear …" (personification)
"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)
"… the worst work in the world …" (hyperbole)
1 answer
"It’s naughty to fret …" (onomatopoeia)
3 answers