DerickFlocco542 DerickFlocco542
  • 05-08-2015
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The fire swallowed up the house before the firefighters arrived. a. hyperbole b. simile c. personification d. metaphor

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HistoryGuy HistoryGuy
  • 13-08-2015
This sentence would be taking advantage of "hyperbole" since it is using an exaggerated statement to further a basic idea--not to be taken literally that the fire actually "swallowed up" the house. 
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soleyav soleyav
  • 16-04-2020

Answer:

a.    

hyperbole

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