Question

figurative language
paradox -

• language or reasoning that is contradictory to itself

situational irony -

• when something happens in a way that one would not

naturally expect
descriptive language -

• when an author uses specific words to appeal to the

reader’s senses
personification -

• when an inanimate or non - human object is assigned living

or human - like qualities
metaphor -
what type of figurative language is used in
the following sentence? he was a fly on the
wall.
situational irony
metaphor
paradox

Explanation:

To determine the figurative language, we analyze the sentence "He was a fly on the wall." A metaphor makes a direct comparison (without "like" or "as") between two unlike things. Here, "he" is compared to "a fly" to imply he is unobtrusive, observing. Situational irony involves unexpected events (not applicable here), and paradox is self - contradictory (also not applicable). So the correct type is metaphor.

Answer:

metaphor (the option with "metaphor" text)