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'Each load looks as if it contained the contents of a dozen shanties; and if one shanty so poor, this is a dozen times as poor.'
In this sentence, what figurative device does Thoreau use to establish the tone of this passage more strongly? A) hyperbole B) idiom C) oxymoron D) personification

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Answer:

a

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Answer:

b.

Step-by-step explanation:

b. No shanty comes close to as poor as mine.

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