Question

Read this statement: "But old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." How is this statement related to figurative language?

A.) This statement demonstrates personification.
B.) This statement demonstrates a hyperbole.
C.) This statement demonstrates a onomatoepia.
D.) This demonstrates a simile.

Answer 1

simile

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is D because the sentence is comparing old fears and cobwebs with the word "like". A comparison with "like" or "as" is a similie.