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What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence "Time grabbed me by the hand and rushed me out the door."

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Answer: Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

Time cannot grab you physically, but a person can. Using a human quality on something that is not human is personification.

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Answer:

Metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

That's a metaphor. Time is not ACTUALLY grabbing you by the hand, that's impossible. Therefore it's a metaphor.

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