Question

question 21.
a student is writing a short story about a character lost in an abandoned museum. they want to use figurative language to establish a sus
\jones tiptoed past ancient exhibits. the marble statues ______ as their shadows stretched across the hall.\
which sentence would best fill in the blank to demonstrate the intentional use of figurative language?
a. looked much like the pictures in the guidebook
b. were ghosts frozen in mid - movement
c. stood silently in rows, untouched by time
d. were made of stone, cold and impressive

Explanation:

To determine the best sentence for figurative language (specifically personification or imagery to create suspense), we analyze each option:

• Option A: Compares to guidebook pictures (literal, simile but not suspenseful).
• Option B: Compares statues to ghosts frozen in mid - movement. This uses figurative language (simile or personification - giving statues ghost - like, frozen qualities) to create a spooky, suspenseful mood fitting the abandoned museum and lost character context.
• Option C: Describes statues standing silently (more literal, less suspenseful figurative).
• Option D: Describes material of statues (literal description).

Answer:

B. were ghosts frozen in mid - movement