In the excerpt, Joyce uses the phrase "soft rope" to describe the girl's hair. This is an example of a metaphor, as it directly compares her hair to a rope without using "like" or "as." Therefore, the correct answer is metaphor.
Use this excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce to answer the 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”?
simile
personification
implied metaphor
metaphor
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