Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) (03.01 MC) Read the following passage. Then answer the question that follows. Jackie always knew she was the black sheep in her family, so she moved across the country to live on her own terms. Which device of figurative language does the text in bold use? Hyperbole Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification

## Step 1<br />The problem asks us to identify the type of figurative language used in the phrase "black sheep" in the given passage. The options provided are hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Let's define each of these terms:<br />- Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.<br />- Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".<br />- Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.<br />- Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />In the phrase "black sheep", there is no exaggeration (hyperbole), no sound imitation (onomatopoeia), and no human qualities given to non-human entities (personification). Instead, the phrase "black sheep" is a metaphorical comparison, where the speaker is compared to a black sheep, implying is different or an outcast in her family.