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The phrase "A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it!" Is an example of the literary term...........?
Group of answer choices
Irony
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Group of answer choices
Irony
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The phrase "A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it!" is an example of a **metaphor**. It compares a book to a loaded gun, suggesting that books can be dangerous or harmful, using one concept to represent another without using "like" or "as," which would indicate a simile.
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