Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. read the following excerpt from mrs. draingers veil by howard mumford jones. emily, of course, had changed. she met me at the door as she met you. she was a shell burned out by one fierce moment of fire. the figurative language used in the excerpt is. it helps us infer that emily is

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Here, "a shell burned out by one fierce moment of fire" is a metaphor. It implies a significant and perhaps traumatic change in Emily. A euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. A flashback is a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. Since the text uses a metaphorical comparison, and the metaphor suggests a profound, perhaps negative change (like being "burned out" which can imply emotional or psychological exhaustion or a significant negative transformation).

Answer:

The figurative language used in the excerpt is metaphor. It helps us infer that Emily is emotionally exhausted or has undergone a profound negative change.