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Is the following an example of a simile, metaphor, paradox, or personification? The rumbling storm sounded like a freight train headed our way. A. simile B. metaphor C. paradox D. personification
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Is the following an example of a simile, metaphor, paradox, or personification?

The rumbling storm sounded like a freight train headed our way.
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. paradox
D. personification

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A simile, because a simile is a phrase that includes the words like or as and your example says "-sounded like a freight train" so it's comparing the sound of the storm, to the sound of the freight train.
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