Question

The following sentence is an example of which literary technique? "You should not act like a timid calf at your age."

You should not act like a timid calf at your age," is an example of personification.
"You should not act like a timid calf at your age," is an example of metaphor.
"You should not act like a timid calf at your age," is an example of simile.
"You should not act like a timid calf at your age," is an example of hyperbole.

Answer 1

Example of a simile. Uses the work 'like', which makes it a simile.

Answer 2

Simile is a technique used to compare two things. Simile is applied with the help of connecting words, such as like, as, so, than etc. Simile itself is a form of metaphor, but considering that the question looks for the exact usage of the literary technique, the correct answer is a simile. The answer is the third option.