C because he said "it had been a long time since he had a real asthma attack" in the 1st one.
If C isn't the answer then it's probably D because he said in the 1st paragraph that he wanted to make sure it was there in the 1st sentence.
1. = D
2. = D
3. = D
4. = D
Now your teacher might be playing a joke on you, but these are the answers I got.
Answer:
1. My backpack weighs a ton. ------- hyperbole
2. The daisies danced in the rain ------- personification
3. Your eyes are like stars ------- simile
4. She is a monster ------- metaphor
Explanation:
1. <u>Hyperbole</u><u>:</u> Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
2. <u>Personi</u><u>fication</u><u>:</u> The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
3. <u>Simile</u><u>:</u> A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion).
4. <u>Meta</u><u>phor</u><u>:</u> A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. ... A metaphor states that one thing is another thing. It equates those two things not because they actually are the same, but for the sake of comparison or symbolism.
