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Question

Which of the following best describes the figurative language used in this sentence, "The communal home of the immigrants from our village was

like a life vest in a stormy sea."

• A. simile

B. personification

| C. hyperbole

• D. oxymoron

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A. Simile

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The sentence is comparing the communal home of the immigrants to a life vest in a stormy sea, which is an example of a simile. A...