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1. Read the excerpt and explain the effect that the language has upon the reader: "And envy and pride like ill

weeds grew in her heart higher every day, until she had no peace day or night."
[Hint: What type of figurative language is being used here -- a comparison using like or as...]

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Answer:

It uses a simile to help the reader imagine what envy and pride is like

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