Word Bank

allusion

metaphor

simile

alliteration

parallelism

Fill in the blank with the corresponding number of the correct term.

The moon hung like a light bulb in the sky.

your answer goes here

I believe the answer is Simile.

A simile is distinguished by comparing a certain thing with another on a different type / or kind. (in this case, it compared moon and light bulb)

The purpose of simile is to give the readers a more vivid description on a certain occurence.

Simile because there is a like