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Rylee88:

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Rylee88:

Which figure of speech does Thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "The Oreoserels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."? Personification Metaphor Simile Hyperbole

snowflake0531:

do you know what Personification Metaphor Simile Hyperbole are?

Rylee88:

Yes

snowflake0531:

okay, then can you tell me whether or not the crows would actually put the nation on alert?

Rylee88:

No?

snowflake0531:

okay, so it's not actually gonna do that so, it's exaggerating which of the four means exaggeration

Rylee88:

Hyperbole is an Exagerattion

snowflake0531:

yes!

Rylee88:

So thats the answer

snowflake0531:

i think

Rylee88:

Thank you!

snowflake0531:

yw~

Rylee88:

:)

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