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Which excerpt from “Good Country People” is the best example of figurative language?

A.The reason for her keeping them so long was that they were . . . good country people.
B.If she don’t get there before the dust settles, you can bet she’s dead, that’s all.
C.She would make these statements, usually at the table, in a tone of gentle insistence as if no one held them but her.
D.It was hard for Mrs. Hopewell to realize that her child was thirty-two now and that for more than twenty years she had had only one leg.

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Answer:

B is the answer.

If she don’t get there before the dust settles, you can bet she’s dead, that’s all.

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User Agung Setiawan
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Hello! choice C. is your answer! Hope this help's! :)
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