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OpenStudy (lilday12):

The sun was like a red balloon in the sky. This sentence is an example of: A. simile. B. hyperbole. C. metaphor. D. connotation.

OpenStudy (joclyn16):

C

OpenStudy (glitterychan):

Which compares two thinks by using "like" or "as" ?

OpenStudy (joclyn16):

A metaphor

OpenStudy (glitterychan):

That is incorrect, because a metaphor does NOT compare two things by using "like" or "as".

OpenStudy (joclyn16):

A

OpenStudy (glitterychan):

Yes, it is a simile. It is comparing the sun to a red balloon using the word "like" :)

OpenStudy (lilday12):

It A

OpenStudy (glitterychan):

Yes ^

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