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Read the passage. Gloria is hard to get to know. Whenever she is put in a situation that might reveal her true personality, she withdraws into a shell, where she feels safe and …

Read the passage. Gloria is hard to get to know. Whenever she is put in a situation that might reveal her true personality, she withdraws into a shell, where she feels safe and …
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Read the passage. Gloria is hard to get to know. Whenever she is put in a situation that might reveal her true personality, she withdraws into a shell, where she feels safe and hidden. Which figure of speech does the author use in the passage?

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Metaphor! Gloria's personality is being compared to the likes of a shellfish (without like or as!)
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