Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"but the real remained, - the real, like the flat, bare, and oozy tide-. 130)

the excerpt above is an example of

1. hyperbole
2. a simile
3. a metaphor
4. a motif

2. A simile

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. These comparisons usually rely on connecting words, such as "like" in order to make this comparison. In this passage, the "real" is being compared to the "flat, bare, and oozy tide-mud." This is an example of a simile.

c

explanation:

the theme of a story can be applied to

explanation:

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