Which line from Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain most clearly uses figurative language?

A. As an offering to Tai-me, a spotted horse was left tied to a pole in the medicine lodge, where it starved to death (71).

B. And then there is the sudden, piercing call of a bobwhite. The whole world is startled by it (45).

C. Night was coming on, and they were very tired of riding; they made camp in a great thicket (60).

D. A voice spoke to him and said, "Why are you following me? What do you want?" (36)

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Preston Warren

26 May, 18:13

Which line from Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain most clearly uses figurative language?

A. As an offering to Tai-me, a spotted horse was left tied to a pole in the medicine lodge, where it starved to death (71).

B. And then there is the sudden, piercing call of a bobwhite. The whole world is startled by it (45).

C. Night was coming on, and they were very tired of riding; they made camp in a great thicket (60).

D. A voice spoke to him and said, "Why are you following me? What do you want?" (36)

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Issac Grant · Answer 1

The answer is B. The Way to Rainy Mountain is a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday. The Way to Rainy Mountain is a unique blend of history, folklore, and poetic memoir and was published in 1969. It takes the reader through author N. Scott Momaday's own journey of discovering his Kiowa background and identity.