Review the following line from the text:

Tourists who had paid money for a safari were packed into the bus like sardines in a can.

Which statement is true?

The sentence features figurative language in the form of a metaphor.

The sentence features figurative language in the form of a simile.

The sentence features literal language in the form of a metaphor.

The sentence features literal language in the form of simile.

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Carsen Gardner

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4 February, 03:42

Review the following line from the text:

Tourists who had paid money for a safari were packed into the bus like sardines in a can.

Which statement is true?

The sentence features figurative language in the form of a metaphor.

The sentence features figurative language in the form of a simile.

The sentence features literal language in the form of a metaphor.

The sentence features literal language in the form of simile.

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Jace Guerra · Answer 1

The sentence features figurative language in the form of a simile.

The tourists in the bus are compared to the sardined in a can. Figures of speech denote a figurative language and not a literal one. In the sentence, it is in a form of a simile because of the use of 'like'. Metaphor is a figure of speech which is similar to simile but does not use 'like' or 'as' in the sentence.