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Read the following excerpt from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and answer the question. When she spoke it sounded like gold coins clinking together. Which of the following literary devices is used in the excerpt above? simile metaphor hyperbole symbol

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Answer:

Simile

Step-by-step explanation:

A simile is a comparison using like or as.

"When she spoke it sounded *like* gold coins clinking together"

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