Read the sentence below:

Like a great rambling meat grinder, Godzilla clambers his way through cities, pulverizing buildings and leaving shreds of civilization clumped behind him.

Which of the following correctly explains the purpose of the figurative language in this text?

To give readers an image of what a large grinder would do to a city

To give readers not familiar with Godzilla a way to imagine his effect

To imply Godzilla has an awkward manner of movement

To imply a meat grinder is more destructive than Godzilla

Question

Read the sentence below:

Like a great rambling meat grinder, Godzilla clambers his way through cities, pulverizing buildings and leaving shreds of civilization clumped behind him.

Which of the following correctly explains the purpose of the figurative language in this text?

 To give readers an image of what a large grinder would do to a city

 To give readers not familiar with Godzilla a way to imagine his effect

 To imply Godzilla has an awkward manner of movement

 To imply a meat grinder is more destructive than Godzilla

anonymous · Answer

hey.

.th3_m0nst3r. · Answer

Hey. Okay, so which one do you think is right?

anonymous · Answer

Urmm... Probably... A. I guess.

.th3_m0nst3r. · Answer

Remember it says figurative. So it's not literally talking about a meat grinder.

anonymous · Answer

Right.

anonymous · Answer

How about b

.th3_m0nst3r. · Answer

B is much better, yes. 
The author is using a meat grinder to show a comparison of what Godzilla can do. 
For readers who don't know about Godzilla, using figurative language to compare really helps.

anonymous · Answer

I got you! :D

.th3_m0nst3r. · Answer

Don't forget to choose the best response. :b @IronSpider

anonymous · Answer

:P