Identify the types of figurative language used in this sentence: Sam was a brick wall; the offense shattered like glass against
his tough exterior. Question 4 options: A) There is a symbol and alliteration. B) There is a hyperbole and an idiom. C) There is a metaphor and onomatopoeia. D) There is a metaphor and a simile.
Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. A simile is also a comparison but it is made using the words "like" or "as." In the given sentence we can see an example of a metaphor in the phrase "Sam was a brick wall" (it compares Sam to a brick wall), and also of a simile in the phrase "the offense shattered like glass" (it compares the offense to glass using the word "like").
