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Which sentence contains figurative language? (5 points)

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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B. The Car Belched And Coughed As It Lurched Into Life With A Roar.

This Is Personifications. Cars Can't Belch (Burp) Or Cough
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The correct answer would be B. A car cannot actually "belch and cough", therefore it is figurative language
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