What kind of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? Samuel sat as still as a sculpture in a wax museum while the wasp floated around him, trying to locate the sweet scented cake on the table.

a) simile

b) no figurative language

c) personification

d) metaphor

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Knox

23 March, 05:11

What kind of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? Samuel sat as still as a sculpture in a wax museum while the wasp floated around him, trying to locate the sweet scented cake on the table.

a) simile

b) no figurative language

c) personification

d) metaphor

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Lesly Holland · Answer 1

The figurative used in the sentence is simile. similes compare two varied object/subjects using "like" or "as". t he subject, samuel, is being compared to a statue using the word "as", therefore it is a simile.

What kind of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? Samuel sat as still as a sculpture in a wax museum while the wasp floated around him, trying to locate the sweet scented cake on the table.a) simileb) no figurative languagec) personificationd) metaphor

What kind of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? Samuel sat as still as a sculpture in a wax museum while the wasp floated around him, trying to locate the sweet scented cake on the table.

a) simile

b) no figurative language

c) personification

d) metaphor