Question

Read the excerpt from the passage.

Sun Wukong was defeated only by the intervention of the Buddha, who can be smaller than the
smallest poppy seed and larger than the universe itself and who fooled Sun Wukong into being
smaller than the palm of the Buddha's hand easy to grab (paragraph 9)
Which best describes how the author uses figurative language in this sentence?
The author uses a simile to demonstrate the Buddha's capabilities as a challenger to Sun Wukong
The author uses a metaphor to show how powerful Sun Wukong is and how he defeated the Buddha.
The author uses exaggeration to show how closely matched the Buddha and Sun Wukong are in the conflict.
The author uses understatement to demonstrate that took a great deal of effort for the Buddha to defeat Sun

Answer 1

B.Metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

It is easy to identify it is not A because similes have compare using like or as, and as shown in the passage you know that it looked like it was easy for Buddha to defeat sun Wukong so its not C.That means it can only be B.

Answer 2

I believe it's "The author uses a simile to demonstrate the Buddha's capabilities as a challenger to Sun Wukong"

Step-by-step explanation: