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Eduardwww [97]
3 years ago
15

The fire swallowed up the house before the firefighters arrived. a. hyperbole b. simile c. personification d. metaphor

English
2 answers:
docker41 [41]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

a.    

hyperbole

Explanation:

Artyom0805 [142]3 years ago
3 0
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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