Book: code oh honor
Read the following excerpt that includes figurative language, and then answer the question that follows.
“Without their help, I would have been caught a dozen times over. Hagan seemed to read my mind. He laughed. ‘Kamran, did you ever happen to hear the story about the man who asked God to help him escape from a flood?’ [Hagan asked. Kamran replied,] “You mean like Noah?” (Gratz 144).
Type of figurative language: Allusion
What does this allusion mean? In the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, God made it rain for forty days and nights, and flooded the world to rid it of the evils and sins of mankind. Because Noah was a faithful, honest follower of God, he and his family were spared. Per God’s instructions, Noah built an ark to also save the animals.
Choose the BEST choice to answer why the allusion matters in the story as it is used.
Read the following excerpt that includes figurative language, and then answer the question that follows.
“Without their help, I would have been caught a dozen times over. Hagan seemed to read my mind. He laughed. ‘Kamran, did you ever happen to hear the story about the man who asked God to help him escape from a flood?’ [Hagan asked. Kamran replied,] “You mean like Noah?” (Gratz 144).
Type of figurative language: Allusion
What does this allusion mean? In the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, God made it rain for forty days and nights, and flooded the world to rid it of the evils and sins of mankind. Because Noah was a faithful, honest follower of God, he and his family were spared. Per God’s instructions, Noah built an ark to also save the animals.
Choose the BEST choice to answer why the allusion matters in the story as it is used.
A. Hagan wants to let Kamran know that people’s problems, like Noah’s, are often out of their control.
B. Kamran wants to show Hagan he knows stories from the bible.
C. Hagan believes that Kamran should start praying to God for help, so he tells him a biblical story.
D. Hagan wants Kamran to know that good intentions, like Noah’s, are recognized and possibly rewarded.