Question

Which type of figurative language is the author using in this excerpt from matter Arnold’s “Dover beach”

Answer 1

it is a simile, answer a

Answer 2

This is an example of a simile - comparing the earth's shore to a bright girdle by using the word 'like'.

An oxymoron compares two opposite things (jumbo shrimp), a hyperbole uses exaggeration (the best answer ever), and personification gives human characteristics to non-human items (a talking animal).