Simile: The tree is as tall as a mountain.
Metaphor: The tree is a mountain.
Hyperbole: The tree is as big as the sun!
Personification: The tree danced in the wind.
Alliteration: <span>Trees try their to turn the tie.
Onomatopoeia: Crack! Rustle!
Idioms: You're barking up the wrong tree!</span>
Answer:
Powerful metaphor
Explanation:
Children are supposed to be innocent, but poverty has degraded them.
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