Question

authors technique
which technique is used in the following excerpt from \the great gatsby?\
\it had seemed as close as a star to the moon.\

• simile - a comparison of two things using \like\ or \as\
• hyperbole - extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification - attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Explanation:

The excerpt uses "as" to compare the closeness of an unstated subject to the closeness between a star and the moon, which fits the definition of a simile.

Answer:

smile - a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"