Question

Review the passage from "Gumption." “Well, that made old man Oyster mad as hell. He said, ‘Drat it, I’m a citizen! Is that what WPA is for—to bring more discrimination than what is?'" Which statement best identifies and interprets the use of figurative language in the passage?
1 It is a metaphor; it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast. 2 It is a metaphor; it shows that the men are eager workers.
3 It is a simile; it allows the reader to see the story from the narrator's point of view.
4 It is a simile; it illustrates Oyster's anger in seeing others express prejudice toward his son.

Answer 1

Answer:

It is a simile; it illustrates Oyster's anger in seeing others express prejudice toward his son.

Explanation:

because it says “Well, that made old man Oyster mad as hell". he wasn't really mad as "hell" he was just really angry and a figure of speech involving the comparison using like or as is likely to be a simile