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pogonyaev
3 years ago
6

what figure of speech is this sentence "she had put so much starch in my dress it came up like a tent when i sat down​

English
1 answer:
mart [117]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

A simile

Explanation:

The phrase “my dress came up like a tent” is a simile because it compares the dress to a tent using “like”.

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