Question

Although the park had looked like a good place to study, the sun glared down angrily. I had to squint at the bright pages in the sunlight. I finally closed the book, drank the last of my water, and decided to head home.

Which phrase from the example contains figurative language?
A. Although the park had looked like a good place to study
B. I had to squint at the bright pages in the sunlight.
C. I finally closed the book, drank the last of my water
D. The sun glared down angrily.

Answer 1

The sun glared down angrily

Answer 2

Which phrase from the example contains figurative language?

D. The sun glared down angrily.

Figurative language is the use of symbolic descriptions to convey a message in a striking way.

Sentence D contains an example of personification, a type of figurative language in which an inanimate object ("the sun") is given qualities that are human ("glared down angrily") creating an image with a convincing effect.