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Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.

"A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up toward the ceiling."

Which figurative language device is not present in these lines?

A. Alliteration
B. Allusion
C. Metaphor
D. Simile



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Final answer:

The excerpt lacks alliteration as a figurative language device.


Explanation:

The figurative language device not present in the excerpt from The Great Gatsby is Alliteration. Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words, which is not evident in the provided text. The excerpt contains examples of metaphor and vivid imagery but lacks instances of alliteration.


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