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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

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A tiny shriveled balloon. It is a simile because it uses the word "like" before the sentence.
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