What literary device does the following excerpt from the story contain?
mr. private knew a gifted student when hesaw one, and clegg simmons was one smart cookie.
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. simile
d. allusion

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explanation:

margot’s silence imply? what will be her relationship with the other children from this point forward? remember, we read about how the most effective authors tap into the power of imagination. we have to use that imagination, and what we have learned about margot, her classmates, and their experiences