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Mariana [72]
3 years ago
15

What part of speech is used in the following sentence: "Intrigued, Harmetz wrote a piece that described the series as being 'as

contagious as chicken pox'”?
paradox

oxymoron

personification

metaphor

hyperbolex

simile
English
1 answer:
Rashid [163]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Simile

Explanation:

A simile uses "as" or "like".

eg

As brave as a lion.

Like father like son.

As white as snow.

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