The archer fish is a very skilled spitter. This fish is like a submarine with a loaded weapon. It takes aim and spits jets of water at insects and other small creatures to knock them into water. Then it gulps them down quickly. To create such a forceful stream of water, an archer fish closes its gills, and uses its tongue to form a tube in its mouth. Then the fish sticks its snout out of the water and aims. Aim! Launch! Launch!
What figure of speech was used in the passage?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Metaphor
What figure of speech was used in the passage?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Metaphor
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Answer:
A. Simile
Explanation:
In the sentence "This fish is like a submarine with a loaded weapon." they used the word like to compare the fish to a submarine with a loaded weapon.