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7. Sarah is writing a speech for her psychology class project about the ways society has characterized mental health problems. She uses the phrases "crazy as a loon" and "nutty as a
fruitcake." These are examples of which literary technique?
metaphor
simile
alliteration.
repetition

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"Crazy as a loon" and "nutty as a fruitcake" are examples of similes, a literary technique that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.