What kind of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

When she runs, she is as graceful as a gazelle.

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simile
simile

synonym
synonym

metaphor
metaphor

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The figurative language used in the sentence "When she runs, she is as graceful as a gazelle" is a simile. Similes compare two different things using "like" or "as," and in this case, the comparison is made using "as."