Which figurative language does the author use in the sentence hummingbird was skinny and very short like a fragile little sapling

The figurative language used in the sentence is called a simile. A simile is comparing one thing to another describing the to objects/terms as a like. You can tell is a sentence is a simile if the sentence has the words like or as when comparing to objects/terms. The sentence you stated has the word "like" ("...skinny and very short like a little sapling").

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."

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