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“He looked solid like an oar, whereas Jesse--well, he was like water: thin and quick”
This is from The book Tuck Everlasting, Which figurative language is this?

A-Not figurative language
B-Simile
C-Idiom
D-Personification
E-Metaphor

User JonnyKnottsvill
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Answer:

Simile

Step-by-step explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that involves the comparison of one thing to another while using the words "like" or "as". The comparison of "he" looking solid like an oar and jesse being thin and quick like water are similes.

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Answer:

B-Simile

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