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Read the excerpt, and answer the questions that follow.
“The landscape was misty and vague. I was still on the hillside upon which this house now stands, and the shoulder rose above me grey and dim. I saw trees growing and changing like puffs of vapour, now brown, now green; they grew, spread, shivered, and passed away. I saw huge buildings rise up faint and fair, and pass like dreams. The whole surface of the earth seemed changed—melting and flowing under my eyes. The little hands upon the dials that registered my speed raced round faster and faster. Presently I noted that the sun belt swayed up and down, from solstice to solstice, in a minute or less, and that consequently my pace was over a year a minute; and minute by minute the white snow flashed across the world, and vanished, and was followed by the bright, brief green of spring.”
What type of figurative language does Wells use in the underlined portions of this excerpt?
part A: I saw trees growing and changing like puffs of vapour, now brown, now green; they grew, spread, shivered, and passed away. I saw huge buildings rise up faint and fair, and pass like dreams.
answer chooses
personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
part B:What is the meaning or impact of Wells’s use of this type of figurative language in this excerpt?
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answer chooses
It shows that the Time Traveller is interested in scientific concepts.
It explains how the concept of time travel works with a time machine.
It creates a sense of calm and security for the reader.
It communicates how quickly time passed for the Time Traveller.
