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Read the passage:

"The Arkenstone! The Arkenstone!" murmured Thorin in the dark, half dreaming with his chin upon his knees. "It was like a globe with a thousand facets; it shone like silver in the firelight, like water in the sun, like snow under the stars, like rain upon the Moon!"

What is the figurative language used in this passage and what does it mean?
Question 17 options:


The figurative language used in this passage is a metaphor, and it explains what the Arkenstone reminds Thorin of.


The figurative language used in this passage is a simile; it compares the Arkenstone to silver in the firelight and a globe with a thousand facets. The figurative language creates a vivid image of the Arkenstone.


The figurative language used in this passage is personification; the Arkenstone is associated with human emotions and attributes.


It is not figurative language.

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Answer:

B. The figurative language used in this passage is a simile; it compares the Arkenstone to silver in the firelight and a globe with a thousand facets. The figurative language creates a vivid image of the Arkenstone.

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The answer is

B. The figurative language used in this passage is a simile; it compares the Arkenstone to silver in the firelight and a globe with a thousand facets. The figurative language creates a vivid image of the Arkenstone.




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