Read the excerpt below and answer the question. the boys were cruel and called him filthy fredo, thus facing a creature they only partly recognized and did not understand. the underlined words are an example of which literary techinque? the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a metaphor. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a simile. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a hyperbole. the underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of personification.