Identify the figurative language in the following passage:

"the children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it sigh and squeak under them resilient and alive."

question 20 options:

a) metaphor

b) personification

c) simile

d) alliteration

e) a, b, and d

the answer is b

Explanation:

the text uses the words resilient and alive both words are used In personification

personification i.e, 'heard it sigh and squeak'.

Explanation:

The matress has been given human attributes .i.e the ability to sigh and squeak.

only animate personnels have the ability to sigh and squeak.

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

however, you can either repost this question (providing the passage this time)

or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!