TCAP English II EOC Practice Questions - Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program English II End-of-Course Assessment Exam

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Read the excerpt from Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage': 'The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.' Which figurative language device is used in this sentence, and what effect does it achieve?

A simile that emphasizes the unnatural, flattened appearance of the sun above the battlefield. A metaphor that symbolizes the comforting warmth of a peaceful morning. Personification that portrays the sun as an active soldier participating in combat. Hyperbole that exaggerates the tremendous size of the solar disk.

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A simile that emphasizes the unnatural, flattened appearance of the sun above the battlefield.

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