Texas 6th Grade ELA Question of the Day
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At night the river became the town's storyteller, carrying moonlight like a lantern as it slipped past backyards and docks. It remembered snowmelt and summer thunder, and it told those memories in a language of small, patient waves. The bridges bent to listen, old backs curved but unbroken. Houses along the bank curled closer, as if the water's quiet voice could warm their rooms. I leaned on the rail and let the current borrow my worries, tugging them downstream like loose threads. By morning, the river would be all business again, hauling boats and reflections. But for now, it was a friend who knew how to keep a secret.
What is the effect of the figurative language in this passage?