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Read the excerpt below. What figurative language is Belle using here to describe what has happened between them?

"It matters little," she said, softly. "To you, very little. Another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in times to come, as I would have tried to do, I have no reason to grieve."
"What idol has displaced you?" he asked.
"A golden one."
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Simile & onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia & personification

Simile & metaphor

Metaphor & personification

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Metaphor & personification

Step-by-step explanation:

When he asks Belle, “what idol had displaced you?” She answers, “a golden one” which is a metaphor. If she had said, one as gold as a shiny ring, that would have been a simile. She personifies an idol in the third sentence, by stating an idol has displaced her. Idols can be inanimate or animate, but in this case the idol is inanimate, and she personifies it. Hope this helps.

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