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"It's going to be blazing," Arnie complained.

He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked
east, where the sun was rising over a
sycamore tree, its leaves hanging like bats.
1. Copy down the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in the passage.
2. Is it: a simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
3. Explain the specific meaning the author wants us to
understand by using this figurative language.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Its leaves hanging like bats is figurative language.

2. it's a simile

3. the author wants you to understand the leaves are hanging upside down like a bat.

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