Use this excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce to answer the question.

Question

Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side.
What type of figurative language does Joyce use when he compares the girl’s hair to a “soft rope”?

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Responses

implied metaphor
implied metaphor

simile
simile

personification
personification

metaphor

Answer 1

The type of figurative language Joyce uses when he compares the girl's hair to a “soft rope” is metaphor.