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Passage: From my bedroom window, the moor stretched endlessly, a quilt of purple heather stitched with silver becks. Sheep dotted the slopes like spilt salt, and the wind carried the faint cry of a curlew. I had been city-bred until that summer, and the silence here felt almost violent — a presence rather than an absence. Question: Which technique is used in 'a quilt of purple heather stitched with silver becks'?
Correct Answer:
Extended metaphor

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