"There is a solid sand-bar under it that is nearly as straight up and down as the side of a house." What kind of figurative language is used in this quotation from the selection?

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Answer: I sounds like a simile, because of the As straight up and down as part of it... 
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Info on Ally Carter, please. And don't say, 'Go on Google' to get points.

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Ally Carter was born Sarah Leigh Fogleman on January 1, 1974 is an American author of young-adult fiction and adult-fiction novels.Ally Carter was chosen to separate her from her other work and the last name Carter was chosen so that her books would be near her fellow adult fiction novelist Jenny Crusie.

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Carter followed her career in agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University. Before deciding to follow her passion for writing, she worked in a range of fields after graduating from college, like finance and law. She wrote plenty more young adult novels after her 2005 debut, "Cheating at Solitaire," was her first, which was published in 2005.

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How things blank is how they are different

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contrast, because that is pointing out the differences. 

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A.
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B.
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C.
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Complete the sentences with seem, look or sound and use like or as if when necessary.1) Quick! Emma's an the phone. She... she's calling from a long way away.
2) Sylvia has had a complete make-over . She...a film star.
3) Turn up the volume! The music... much better when it's louder.
4) It may be my imagination but this exam paper... harder than last year's.
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1. Quick! Emma's on the phone. She seems like she's calling from a long ways away.

2. Sylvia has had a complete make-over. She looks like a film star.

3. Turn up the volume! The music sounds much better when it's louder.

4. It may be my imagination but this exam paper seems harder than last year's.

5. Have you seen Kevin? He looked like he didn't sleep very well last night!


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1) Quick! Emma's an the phone. She sounds like she's calling from a long way away.2) Sylvia has had a complete make-over . She looks like a film star.3) Turn up the volume! The music seems much better when it's louder.4) It may be my imagination but this exam paper seems harder than last year's.5) Have you seen Kevin? He looks like he didn't sleep very well last night!

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