Question

The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.
What type of figurative language is used?

metaphor

simile

personification

idiom

please give me reason too

Answer 1

Answer:

Simile

Explanation:

We are comparing drumbeats and thunder, while using the word "like."

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Answer 2

Figurative Language:

What type of figurative language is used?

The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.

                   metaphor

                   simile

                   personification

                    idiom

Simile:

• Simile is figurative language that makes compares two things directly.
• It uses the words 'like', 'as' etc.
• It is a direct comparison of two things.

Reason for the answer:

• In the above given sentence the drumbeats are compared to the distant thunder.
• The sentence uses 'like' and hence it is a Simile.

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