Section: Reasoning Through Language Arts


57)
What literary device is primarily being used in this essay excerpt? 

Billy Ray's Pawn Shop and Lawn Mower Repair looked like a burial ground for country auction rejects. The blazing, red, diesel fuel tanks beamed in front of the station, looking like cheap lipstick against the pallid, wrinkled texture of the parking lot sand.

Explanation

The author uses clues that indicate he or she is likening Billy Ray's Repair Shop to a human being. For instance, only humans wear cheap red lipstick. Humans are also the only species to bury their dead.


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