The alligator has a u-shaped, round snout and tends to live in freshwater swamps and streams. The crocodile has a long, V-shaped nose and can live in saltier waters as well as freshwater habitats.
The above excerpt is an example of __________________
A
Personification
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B
Satire
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C
Exposition
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D
Simile
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Solution
The correct option is C Exposition Exposition is used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements to the audience or readers. in the given passage, the writer is trying to set characteristics of an alligator.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Satire is used to expose someone's stupidity or criticize someone by using humour or irony.
Personification is used to represent an abstract quality.
A simile is a kind of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.