Name the figure of speech in this line.
"The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerAlliterationCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answerMetaphorCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The line says the classroom was a zoo, not that it was like one. A comparison that says one thing is another is a metaphor.

Worth noting

A simile would need "like" or "as": "the classroom was like a zoo".

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Name the figure of speech in this line."The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left."