Question

Respond to the following in complete sentences: Identify which of the following examples uses figurative language to describe the image. What makes the example you identified figurative language? Which device is used?

A.The motorcycle police sped through the busy streets of Boston as they escorted the yellow school buses and the brave students to their destinations.

B.As a gardener protects a new plant from a strong storm, the motorcycle police protectively surrounded the line of school buses from the angry bystanders.

Answer 1

B Is the correct answer because it uses a simile to compare the motorcycles police are protecting the buses to a gardener protecting his new plant from a strong storm.
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Answer 2

B. As a gardener protects a new plant from a strong storm, the motorcycle police protectively surrounded the line of school buses from the angry bystanders.

Step-by-step explanation:

Figurative language is the one that uses figures of speech in irder to be more effective and persuasive, producing a major impact on the reader. The literal meaning gets overpassed by it's use. Some figures of speech used in figurative language are: allusion, metaphor, alliteration, simile, imagerie and hyperbole.

In this case, option B uses simile to describe te image. Simile is used to make a coparison between two different thing, showing it's resemblance. It uses the words "as" or "like", making a direct comparison.