Figurative Language- Missing Phone

Directions: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. Missing Phone Ms. S was as mad as a bull. Her face was on fire as she boomed, “Which one of you took my phone?” Even the tables cowered down from the shrill of her voice. The class thought she might blow a gasket if she didn’t calm down. Ryan slowly raised his hand. “Ryan?!?!?!” “No, Ms. S, I didn’t take your phone. I know where it is though,” Ryan said in a soft, sincere voice. “Well, where is it?” she asked. Her eyes like knives cutting through him. “Well,” he replied, his eyes darting all over the room, “when we were at recess I saw you put your phone in the pocket of your purple poncho.” “Huh?” Ms. S questioned. Riley replied, “I think he’s saying it’s in your coat pocket.” Ms. S zipped over to her chair and reached her hand in the left pocket. No phone. She reached in the right and…there it was. “Guys, I’m so sincerely sorry. I should have never shrieked at you like that,” Ms. S said with a tear in her eye. Being the kind students they were, they decided to sweep it under the rug and forgave her. Which line from the first two paragraphs is not an example of figurative language? Her face was on fire as she boomed, “Which one of you took my phone?” Even the tables cowered down from the shrill of her voice. The class thought she might blow a gasket if she didn’t calm down. Ryan slowly raised his hand. In the first paragraph, what does the phrase "Ms. S was as mad as a bull" actually mean? What does the phrase "Her eyes like knives cutting through him" mean in this story? The teacher was using knives to cut him. The teacher’s eyes were knives. The teacher was staring at him intensely. What does the phrase "Even the tables cowered down from the shrill of her voice. " actually mean? Find one example of figurative language from the story that hasn't already been mentioned and explain the purpose of the statement(why did the author use it).