Question

"She worked like a horse." is an example of (a) __________.

Answer 1

Is this an English question? @Lastking_mel

Answer 2

Yes, yes it is @Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 3

end rhymes

couplet

simile

metaphor

Answer 4

Ah, you may want to post English questions in the English section rather than the Geography section next time, but I can still help. (;

Answer 5

ok thanks.!

Answer 6

So, do you know what a simile is?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Okay, I will post the definition of simile below:

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

So, with that, I will create some examples of similes below:
It pounded like a drum.
The rose was as beautiful as a sunset.
The alarm was as irritating as a mosquito buzzing in your ear.

Do you sense a similarity?

Answer 9

Keywords: "like" and "as".

Answer 10

Do you sense a similarity between the examples of "simile" and your given sentence?

Answer 11

Yea

Answer 12

Okay, good.
Now the only other choice that is even remotely close would be a metaphor.
Do you know what a metaphor is?

Answer 13

Yea

Answer 14

Okay, so the definition of metaphor:
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

An example:
"“I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors"

Does that look similar to your given sentence?

Answer 15

no

Answer 16

And with there being no rhymes or lines of verse, it cannot be "end rhymes" or "couplet".
The only correct option is simile. (:

Answer 17

Does that all make sense? (:

Answer 18

Yes

Answer 19

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Answer 20

ok thanks :)

Answer 21

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