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world have been Heathcliff’s miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I’m well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He’s always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being….
My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath illustrates
- metaphor
- allusion
- euphemism
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simile
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
The phrase "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath" uses the word "resembles", which directly indicates a simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using words such as "like" or "as."
In this sentence, the speaker compares their love for Heathcliff to "eternal rocks beneath".