Question

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author’s technique in words with a mummy

• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\
• hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification: attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
• situational irony: when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• repetition: a word or phrase used multiple times to make a point
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses

what is a metaphor?

• a comparison between two unlike things
• a word or phrase used multiple times to make a point
• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point

Explanation:

The definition of metaphor provided in the text states it is a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as", which aligns with the option "a comparison between two unlike things". The other options describe repetition (word/phrase used multiple times) and hyperbole (extreme exaggeration), not metaphor.

Answer:

a comparison between two unlike things