Which excerpt from “fish cheeks” uses figurative language? what would he think of our noisy chinese relatives who lacked proper american manners? a. on christmas eve i saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. b. a plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled c. bicycle tires. d. my relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

b. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled

Explanation:

Figurative language includes metaphors and personification, and differs from the literal meaning of words to make writing more interesting.

According to the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks," the author Amy Tan makes use of descriptive language to examine in contrast squid to bicycle tires and demonstrate that the squid  has a grooved surface.

C-A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.

Explanation:

He was not Chinese, but as white as Mary in the manger.

A simile is a comparison between using two things using like or as. In the excerpt the narrator is comparing her competitor to Mary to say that he was Caucasian. None of the other options have either as or like, so they cannot be correct.

A metaphor compares two things without using like or as.

the correct answer is a because it has as and a simile has like or as

Explanation:

without the excerpt the most i can tell you is a simile is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

ex of simile

fish are cold like water

fish are cold as ice

Explanation: