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Read the following excerpt from “Raymond’s Run” and answer the question.

[Raymond was] “rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage” and “then like a dancer...he starts climbing up nice and easy but very fast...”

What literary device is being used to compare Raymond’s behavior in this passage?

metaphor
symbolism
juxtaposition
characterization

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The literary device being used to compare Raymond's behavior is juxtaposition

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the literary device used to compare Raymond's behavior is juxtaposition

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