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Things Fall Apart

Explain the literary device Achebe uses in the following line: "the air, which had been stretched taut with excitement, relaxed again. "

Chapter 6

Asked by sam m #333697 on 8/19/2013 5:11 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 8/19/2013 5:44 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/19/2013 5:44 PM

The literary device used in this quote is personification.

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