Question

What type of figurative language is present in "They wept like anything to see such quantities of sand"?
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5 points
a) Hyperbole
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Personification

Answer 1

The figurative language present in the phrase "They wept like anything to see such quantities of sand" is **b) Simile**. A simile is a comparison between two different things using "like" or "as," and in this case, "like" is used to compare their weeping to "anything."