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Douglass says he gave the boys bread in exchange for "the more valuable bread of knowledge." Which best describes this statement?

It is a simile used to show the importance of knowledge.
It is an allusion to the bible.
It is hyperbole that exaggerates the importance of learning.
It is a metaphor used to show the importance of his learning to read.

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