"It's going to be blazing," Arnie complained.
He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked
east, where the sun was rising over a
sycamore tree, its leaves hanging like bats.
1. Copy down the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in the passage.
2. Is it: a simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
3. Explain the specific meaning the author wants us to
understand by using this figurative language.