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Andrei [34K]
3 years ago
14

roy's father stood up slowly as if the weight of a hundred bricks were on his shoulders. what type of figurative language is use

d in this passage?
English
1 answer:
andrew11 [14]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Simile.

Explanation:

“As if” signals that this is a simile, not a metaphor.

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