Question

I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as the Sahara desert. what is figures of speech of this sentence​

Answer 1

I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as the Sahara desert

Figure of speech of this sentence is Simile.

• There are some common types of figure of speech such as alliteration , antimetabole,antithesis,apostrophe,assonance,simile, paradox, syncdoche , understatement and anaphora.
• simile refers to a word or phrase that compares something to something else, words like "as " or " like" are used.
• Examples of simile

1. White as snow
2. roar like a tiger
3. face like a mask

Answer 2

Answer:

• Simile is the figure of speech of the given sentence.

• A Simile is a kind figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things by using the key words 'like' and 'as'.

• Here 'throat's dryness' has been compared with the 'Sahara desert' by using the key words 'as' ( as dry as the ).

• Therefore Simile is right answer.