Which excerpt from "Fish Cheeks" uses figurative language?

What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

a. On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

b. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled c. bicycle tires.

d. My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

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Kaylah Waters

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5 January, 08:25

Which excerpt from "Fish Cheeks" uses figurative language?

What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

a. On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

b. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled c. bicycle tires.

d. My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

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Korbin Stephens · Answer 1

b. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled

Explanation:

Figurative language includes metaphors and personification, and differs from the literal meaning of words to make writing more interesting.

According to the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks," the author Amy Tan makes use of descriptive language to examine in contrast squid to bicycle tires and demonstrate that the squid has a grooved surface.

Buffalo · Answer 2

C-A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.