Question

read the excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story \the man to send rain clouds.\ the sun was approaching the long mesa where it disappeared during the winter. what type of figurative language is included in this passage? hyperbole metaphor personification simile

Explanation:

To determine the figurative language, we analyze each option:

• Hyperbole: Exaggeration, not present here as the sun's movement is described realistically in a figurative way, not exaggerated.
• Metaphor: Implied comparison without "like" or "as", but here the sun is given a human - like action ("disappeared") rather than a comparison.
• Personification: Gives human traits to non - human things. The sun is described as "disappearing" which is a human action (people disappear, the sun sets, but using "disappeared" gives it a human - like quality of leaving or vanishing).
• Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as", not present here.

Answer:

C. personification