Thomas had his head down on the table as he waited for
the bell that would send him to math class. he'd never felt
so sick in his life. his coughs carried through the cafeteria
like sad kids calling for comfort that wouldn't come. he
cradled a box of tissues in his arms like a newborn baby.
he hadn't studied for the final exam and wasn't prepared
for the biggest test of his life. thomas had played sick
twice, and now he was actually sick and out of chances.
the bell called out, laughing at him. that's what you get it
chuckled. he had made this miserable mess himself, and
now he would muddle through it, moaning all the way.
thomas blew his nose and shuffled toward the hallway.
which excerpt from the passage uses figurative language to communicate
the idea that thomas is miserable being sick?

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”