jmendez105
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  • 18-07-2016
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The fire swallowed up the house before the firefighters arrived

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ItsKaos
ItsKaos ItsKaos
  • 18-07-2016
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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bbailey0409
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  • 04-02-2021

Answer:

Personification

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I took the test and first selected the Hyperbole and it came back as wrong so I selected this one and it was correct.

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