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Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence? Kai scurried like a mouse down the hallway so he wouldn’t be late for class. A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. oxymoron

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Similie

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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Simile

when using like or as to compare it is a simile

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