Which sentence contains figurative language?

A. I felt pretty lousy after a week of a bad cold and the flu.

B. The car belched and coughed as it lurched into life with a roar.

C. The maple's red leaves will fall sometime in the next week.

D. The low number of migrating birds is starting to be a concern to scientists.

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Justin Daniel

English

27 January, 09:56

Which sentence contains figurative language?

A. I felt pretty lousy after a week of a bad cold and the flu.

B. The car belched and coughed as it lurched into life with a roar.

C. The maple's red leaves will fall sometime in the next week.

D. The low number of migrating birds is starting to be a concern to scientists.

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Harmony Watts · Answer 1

B. The car belched and coughed as it lurched into life with a roar.

The figurative language is the personification of the car. A car cannot actually belch and cough.