There is a solid sand-bar under it that is nearly as straight up and down as the side of a house." What kind of figurative language is used in this quotation from the selection? A) hyperbole B) metaphor

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There is a solid sand-bar under it that is nearly as straight up and down as the side of a house."

What kind of figurative language is used in this quotation from the selection?
A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) personification
D) simile

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It would be a hyperbole, because its exaggerating the height of the sand bar.

Adarsh Nanu answered Jul 4, 2017

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But it is a comparison using like or as

MAZUMA answered Jul 9, 2017

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