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When we volunteered to help rake the public park, we were not expecting the papery brown mountain that took the remainder of our day to move.
Which type of figurative language is used in this excerpt? Select the two correct answers.

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metaphor
metaphor

hyperbole
hyperbole

paradox
paradox

simile
simile

pun
pun
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The two types of figurative language used in the excerpt are:

  1. metaphor - The phrase "papery brown mountain" compares the piles of leaves to a mountain, creating a vivid image without using "like" or "as."

  2. hyperbole - The expression suggests that the amount of leaves was overwhelming, possibly exaggerating the situation for effect, as it implies that the task took "the remainder of our day," which emphasizes the enormity of the job.

So the correct answers are metaphor and hyperbole.