Looking Out for Others: Allegory in "Aunty Misery"
Question 4 • FL-1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 B
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”The doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons.What is the best explanation of the figurative language used in the underlined phrase?
Answer
A
Medicines are similar to magic potions because both are difficult and expensive to obtain.
B
Medicines can be compared to magic potions as a simile because both temporarily remove symptoms.
C
Medicines can be compared metaphorically to magic potions because both are used by doctors.
D
Medicines can be compared to magic potions because both contain examples of hyperbole.