Question

the old car groaned in protest.
everybody knows alexander.
im so hungry i could eat a horse.
the wind screamed with anger.
the bag weighed a ton.

Explanation:

Analyze the given sentences

Using the Figurative Language knowledge point, we evaluate the five sentences on the left to identify their literary devices:

• "The old car groaned in protest." (Giving human qualities to an object: Personification)
• "Everybody knows Alexander." (A general statement, likely literal or hyperbole depending on context, but let's look at the others first)
• "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." (Extreme exaggeration: Hyperbole)
• "The wind screamed with anger." (Giving human qualities to nature: Personification)
• "The bag weighed a ton." (Extreme exaggeration: Hyperbole)

Categorize into two groups

The sentences naturally sort into two distinct categories of figurative language:

• Personification (non-human things given human actions/emotions):
• "The old car groaned in protest."
• "The wind screamed with anger."
• Hyperbole (extreme exaggeration used for emphasis):
• "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
• "The bag weighed a ton."

The sentence "Everybody knows Alexander" is a literal statement (or a minor hyperbole, but it does not fit the clear figurative patterns of the other pairs and is likely a distractor or belongs to a literal category if three columns existed, but here we have two main target columns for sorting the four highly figurative sentences).

Answer:

The sentences should be sorted into two categories of figurative language as follows:

Personification

• "The old car groaned in protest."
• "The wind screamed with anger."

Hyperbole

• "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
• "The bag weighed a ton."

(Note: "Everybody knows Alexander" is a literal statement and does not fit these figurative categories.)