Read the exerpt below and answer the question. but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs. what type of figurative language is this? •simile • idiom •metaphor • personification

Figurative language used in the above line is a simile.

A simile is the figure of speech used to compare two different things that are explicit, to make the explanation more definite.

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

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