James was a statue when he heard the terrible news, but he wept soon after. use context clues to select the correct meaning of the underlined figurative language. a. isolated b. unemotional c. standing d. expressive

Answer :

Cambridge Dictionary defines metaphor as "an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object."

B. The figurative language used in the sentence "James was a statue when he heard the terrible news, but he wept soon after." is a metaphor. The metaphor "James was a statue" has been used to convey the meaning that James was unemotional. James was in such a shock that his face showed no emotion and his body was completely still like that of a statue.

Unemotional

Explanation:

That is the only option that makes sense, plus I got the answer right.

i believe it's c.

explanation:

this answer does make sense to me because the others don't really make sense to

also, it makes no sense to write a persuasive essay with the same topic you have chosen in the

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.