When I found out I had been lied to, I was angry enough to explode. Which word from the sentence is an example of figurative language?

found
lied
angry
explode

How do the excerpt and diagram complement one another?

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

What if the author had used “looked at” instead? punishment would be deemphasized. punishments would be seen as less harsh. the meaning wouldn't change.