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Figurative language

The children's shirts were a sea of green
on St. Patrick's Day.
Does the above sentence contain a
simile or a metaphor? How do you know?

Figurative language The children's shirts were a sea of green on St. Patrick's Day-example-1
User Jksdua
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Answer:

wow i really late but let's tell u any ways um its a metaphor and just say because u know ur right

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Leejjon
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Answer:

Metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

Similes use the words "like" and "as" and the phrase "The children's shirts were a sea of green" contains neither.

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