AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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In the following original drama excerpt, two siblings, Priya and Arun, sit beside their father's hospital bed.
ARUN: He hasn't opened his eyes since morning.
PRIYA: He's here.
ARUN: His hands are cold.
PRIYA: Hold them anyway.
ARUN: I don't know what to say.
PRIYA: Then don't say anything.
ARUN: Silence is not empty. It's a glass held to the wall—if you're patient, you hear the house still living.
Which choice best describes the literal-figurative relationship in the bolded line?
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