Question

plz help asap i am in my mile stone RIGHT NOW! When I realized that my dog had been run over, my heart stopped like a broken clock. What figure of speech is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole Eliminate B) metaphor C) personification D) simile

Answer 1

The answer to your question is B) Metaphor do to the metaphorically speech of his/her heart stopping like a broken clock he is using something and comparing it to something else in this case his heart is being compared to a broken clock. 

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Answer 2

it is a simile, because anything that says like or as, it's is a simile. A metaphor has no like or as, hyperbole is exagerating, and perso nification is when a non-living thing has an ability. Answer: simile.