The author used an allusion, which is clear because the sentence refers to a character from mythology or fairytale. It conveys the meaning that the sea was unusually rough.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The sea surged as though Poseidon himself took exception to our choice to go on vacation during your big event.
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The author used (an allusion, hyperbole, metaphor, personification)
, which is clear because the sentence (gives human qualities to an object, refers to a character from mythology or fairytale, exaggerates beyond what is possible for effect, compares two unlike things to make a point)
. It conveys the meaning that (the sea was unusually rough, the sea was punishing the speaker, the vacation was a bad idea, the vacation was doomed from the start)
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