93.7k views
5 votes
Read the following sentence: We bobbed and floated along the river, helpless, powerless, and cold, like a tiny shriveled balloon drifting in a vast current over the planet. Which part of this sentence is figurative? (4 points) We bobbed and floated Along the river Powerless and cold A tiny shriveled balloon

User Erina
by
7.5k points

1 Answer

5 votes
A tiny shriveled balloon. It is a simile because it uses the word "like" before the sentence.
User Karl Entwistle
by
7.2k points