Question

What type of descriptive language is used in the phrase "His gleamed like a handful of dimes

Answer 1

A simile is used, which is a type of figurative language which uses "like" or "as" to compare two items.

Answer 2

Simile is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

In literature, a simile is a rhetorical device used to compare two things. It is different from other types of comparison like metaphors, specially because metaphors express an implicit comparison. In the simile, the comparison is explicit and it uses words such as "like" or "as" to indicate it.