Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

the boys were cruel and called him filthy fredo, thus facing a creature they only partly recognized and did not understand.

the underlined words are an example of which literary techinque?

a. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a metaphor.
b. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a simile.
c. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a hyperbole.

"The boys were cruel and called him filthy Fredo, thus facing a creature (...)."

This phrase is an example of a metaphor. Metaphors don't use words like "like" or "as" to make comparisons. The writer or speaker relates two different things and the audience understands this is a comparison.

The metaphor is used to characterize one subject by comparing it to the other. The purpose of the metaphor is to help the audience have a better understanding of a certain subject. By using a concept or identity we understand clearly, in this case, "creature", we understand better the less known element, "filthy Fredo".

Simile presents a likeness or similarity between two things and connects them using "like" or "as". A metaphor argues that two things are identical and is considered a stronger form analogy than a simile.

A hyperbole compares or describes exaggeratedly things just for the sake of emphasis.

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