Question

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which part of this excerpt from william dean howellss \editha\ uses figurative language?
the air was thick with the war feeling, like the electricity of a storm which has not yet burst. editha sat looking out into the hot spring afternoon, with her lips parted, and panting with the intensity of the question whether she could let him go. she had decided that she could not let him stay, when she saw him at the end of the leafless avenue, making slowly up, toward the house . . . .

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Explanation:

To identify figurative language, we look for comparisons or non - literal descriptions. The phrase "The air was thick with the war feeling, like the electricity of a storm which has not yet burst" uses a simile (the word "like" is a key indicator of a simile, a type of figurative language) to compare the "war feeling" in the air to the "electricity of a storm which has not yet burst". Other parts of the text are more literal descriptions of Editha's actions and the scene.

Answer:

The air was thick with the war feeling, like the electricity of a storm which has not yet burst.