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Identify 2 of the literary elements in this passage from Fahrenheit 451:
"When Beatty entered the firehouse, the men parted on either side like the Red Sea."
What are allusion, and simile.
Allusion is a reference to another work; in this case, Ray Bradbury is referencing and comparing his entrance to (SIMILE) the Biblical story of Moses, leading the Jewish people to freedom from slavery in Egypt. Beatty is being viewed as the Moses of the firehouse.