I'm assuming that this is out of a passage. I can't answer the question without the passage.
sentence
when working with things like this please remember a complete sentence will always have the following
-a verb,
-expresses a complete idea
-makes sense standing alone
The figurative language is “like a ball”. It’s an simile since he’s comparing the fall to a rolling ball. Well he’s comparing the way he fell like an ball rolling down the stairs.
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