Question

the city was a jungle is an example of what type of figurative language?alliteration metaphor simile

Explanation:

A metaphor directly compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as". The sentence "The city was a jungle" equates a city to a jungle directly, which fits this definition. Alliteration is repetition of initial consonant sounds, and a simile uses "like" or "as" for comparison, neither of which apply here.

Answer:

metaphor