Respond to the following in complete sentences: Identify which of the following examples uses figurative language to describe the image. What makes the example you identified figurative language? Which device is used?

1) The motorcycle police sped through the busy streets of Boston as they escorted the yellow school buses and the brave students to their destinations.
2) As a gardener protects a new plant from a strong storm, the motorcycle police protectively surrounded the line of school buses from the angry bystanders.

Question

Respond to the following in complete sentences: Identify which of the following examples uses figurative language to describe the image. What makes the example you identified figurative language? Which device is used?

1) The motorcycle police sped through the busy streets of Boston as they escorted the yellow school buses and the brave students to their destinations.
2) As a gardener protects a new plant from a strong storm, the motorcycle police protectively surrounded the line of school buses from the angry bystanders.

tylerberk · Answer

1) you know it's figurative language by looking at keywords like,"Yellow"