Which of the following sentences does not use language figuratively?

my day at school was a marathon and a triathlon combined.
i felt like i could take a nap after the long day of tests that i had.
you should have seen me; i was like a bee buzzing from flower to flower.
my backpack was exhausted after the day that i had at school.

I felt like I could take a nap after the long day of tests that I had

is the right answer

The sentence that does not use language figuratively is the following:

I felt like I could take a nap after the long day of tests that I had.

The rest of the sentences use figurative language, which is a language that uses figures of speech (allusions, metaphors, similes, hyperbole, etc) to be more effective.

The basic function of the figurative language is to help the reader to imagine what the writer wants to express. Writers generally use this technique to bring out emotions.

self-monitoring is in other words holding back your emotions for the better good. usually, people who can't hold their excitement, temper, or any other emotions, need to self-monitor themselves.   lol

your answer is c) experiments with water vapor showed that elements combine in specific proportions.