Question

Read these sentences from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

The only things to be seen not fixedly staring and glaring were the vines drooping under their load of grapes. These did occasionally wink a little, as the hot air barely moved their faint leaves.

How does figurative language contribute to the tone of these sentences?


A. a simile makes the action seem hopeless

B. personification makes even the plants seem lazy

C. hyperbole makes the atmosphere seem oppressive

D. a metaphor makes the setting seem cursed

Answer 1

I just finished the test and it is B

Answer 2

Option B. In the sentences provided, figurative language contribute to the tone by using personification, that makes even the plants seem lazy.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt provided, Dickens uses personification to help describe the environment of the scene he is writing about. Personification is a figurative language tool in which the writer gives human attributions to something non human. In these case, the grape vines are personified to portray them as lazy and overtire to join the environment in doing something, like staring or glancing.