which line from Momaday's the way to rainy mountain most clearly uses figurative language? A: years ago there was a box of bones
in the yard, and I used to go look at them. B: I remember the sound of her glad weeping and the water like touch of her hand. C: They had a beautiful child, a little girl whom they would not allow to go out of their sight. D: As an offering to Tai-me, a spotted horse was left tied to a pole in the medicine lodge, where is starved to death.
B. I remember the sound of her glad weeping and the water-like touch of her hand.
Explanation:
In a simplistic level, figurative language is vocabulary that is employed to transmit a certain idea which is completely different from the actual definition of a word found in the dictionary. This literary device is usually found in poetry, fiction and other works of literature. It is also employed in oral communication (such as idioms).
In this line, the speaker makes use of figurative language to reproduce the image of "the water-like touch of her hand". This gives us the idea of her hands' soft, gentle touch.
How about writing a conversation that you may have with your best friend. Ask the friend questions about you. There may be surprising things that your friend sees that you never really see about you.
