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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

Answer 1

a

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Answer 2

b.

Step-by-step explanation:

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