Question

Read the passage. Ben growled at the man who parked too close to his car. He was always guarding his prized possession. Don’t get too close or he might bite! Which figure of speech, or literary device, does the author use in the passage?

Answer 1

This author uses many figures of speech:

1. Hyperbole means over exaggerating the sentence. From text " Don't get too close or he might bite!"

2. Metaphor means put words that are not related in a sentence. From the text "Ben growled at the man who parked too close to his car."

3. Personification means formal language in a sentence that has a sense of imagery. In text "He was always guarding his prized possession."

Answer 2

Answer: extended metaphor