Question

Read the excerpt and answer the question. For one does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I too have planted marigolds. What type of figurative language is used in the phrase, "his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town"?

A. simile
B. hyperbole
C. alliteration
D.personification

Answer 1

the correct answer would be A.simile because it compares two things using like or as "For one does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town"

therefore the answer is A.simile

Answer 2

It would be this answer that is under here:
A.simile