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"the arkenstone! the arkenstone! " murmured thorin in the dark, half dreaming with his chin upon his knees. "it was like a globe with a thousand facets; it shone like silver in the firelight, like water in the sun, like snow under the stars, like rain upon the moon! "

what is the figurative language used in this passage and what does it mean?

the figurative language used in this passage is a metaphor, and it explains what the arkenstone reminds thorin of.

it is not figurative language.

the figurative language used in this passage is a simile; it compares the arkenstone to silver in the firelight and a globe with a thousand facets. the figurative language creates a vivid image of the arkenstone.

the figurative language used in this passage is personification; the arkenstone is associated with human emotions and attributes.

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