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For one does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I too have planted marigolds. What type of figurative language is used in the phrase, "his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town"? simile hyperbole alliteration personification

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simile

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Answer:

Simile

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Life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town.

This sentance uses the word "as" which makes it a simile.

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