what would be the figureof speech in the following sentence- The forest was as dead as a doornail and the - English - Voice

Question

what would be the figureof speech in the following sentence-
The forest was as dead as a doornail and the boys got a bit
frightened
would it be SIMILE or METAPHOR Plz help fast , I have to go for
a Exam tom

Jasmine Kapahi · Accepted Answer

It is an example of simile
simile is the comparison using 'like' and/or 'as'

what would be the figureof speech in the following sentence- The forest was as dead as a doornail and the boys got a bit frightened. would it be SIMILE or METAPHOR. Plz help fast , I have to go for a Exam tom.

what would be the figureof speech in the following sentence-

The forest was as dead as a doornail and the boys got a bit frightened.

would it be SIMILE or METAPHOR. Plz help fast , I have to go for a Exam tom.