Question

What is a simile in figurative language?

(A) A football stadium in North Dakota
(B) A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind with like or as.
(C) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
(D) A city in Canada

Answer 1

The answer is B.

A simile is a comparison between two or more unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”