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“I carried the weight of yesterday / like stones in my pockets.”
What is the author’s MOST LIKELY purpose for using this figurative language?

(10 points)
Responses

To create humor through exaggeration
To create humor through exaggeration

To emphasize the burden of memories or regrets
To emphasize the burden of memories or regrets

To show that the speaker is literally carrying stones
To show that the speaker is literally carrying stones

To describe a physical challenge the speaker is facing

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
To emphasize the burden of memories or regrets.

Explanation: The simile "like stones in my pockets" compares the emotional "weight of yesterday" to heavy stones, showing a sense of burden and lingering regret rather than literal stones or humorous exaggeration.