Read the excerpt below and answer the question. There would be recesses in my mind which would be only mine, to which he never c
ame, and sentiments growing there fresh and sheltered which his austerity could never blight, nor his measured warrior-march trample down: but as his wife—at his side always, and always restrained, and always checked—forced to keep the fire of my nature continually low, to compel it to burn inwardly and never utter a cry, though the imprisoned flame consumed vital after vital—this would be unendurable. (chapter 34) Which option identifies the types of figurative language underlined in the excerpt? simile; idiom hyperbole; metaphor metaphor; personification personification; hyperbole
The red badge of courage is a bloody wound that symbolizes bravery. When Henry walks with the wounded soldiers, he envies them their wounds—their bloodied badges of courage.
The correct answer is B. The first sentence refers to a general proposition - <em>all combative sports should be strictly monitored</em> - and then it specifies that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) should fall into a category to be <em>monitored and regulated</em>.
