Question

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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

Answer 1

Hello there!

The answer is: Hyperbole.

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

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~Darlington

Answer 2

It would be D) A Simile.