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the line to get into the concert was a river, snaking through
an endless valley.
which type of figurative language is being used in the example?
o a. simile
o b. oxymoron
o c. hyperbole
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d. metaphor

The correct answer is D. Metaphor

Explanation:

Metaphor occurs as one idea or element is defined by mentioning another element of idea that has some similarity. This differs from simile because the comparison does not include explicit words such as "like" or "as". In the case of "The line to get into the concert was a river, snaking through an endless valley" the author uses metaphor because to describe the line to get into the concert as long and moving the author defines it by mentioning a river "The line..was a river", also as the line was long the author defines it as "snaking through an endless valley".

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel