Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

There would be recesses in my mind which would be only mine, to which he never came, and sentiments growing there fresh and sheltered which his austerity could never blight, nor his measured warrior-march trample down: but as his wife—at his side always, and always restrained, and always checked—forced to keep the fire of my nature continually low, to compel it to burn inwardly and never utter a cry, though the imprisoned flame consumed vital after vital—this would be unendurable. (chapter 34)

Which option identifies the types of figurative language underlined in the excerpt?

terrifying
romantic
eerie
cheerless

Answer 1

hyperbole; metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is D. Cheerless

The figurative language that exists within this excerpt can be identified with the phrases “recesses … to which he never came,” “his austerity could never blight,” and “keep the fire of my nature continually low,” provide readers with a feeling of loneliness, suppression, and sadness. A person who felt this way or spoke these things would most likely be without happiness and without cheer—or cheerless.