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Identify the literary device used in the following quotation.

"Meanwhile lifeguards sit atop their white towers like army generals and make sure everyone is safe."

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personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile

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ANSWER:
simile

Step-by-step explanation:
The sentence uses the word like.

“Sit atop their white towers LIKE army generals”

Similes use comparisons through like or as
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