Question

which figure of speech is used in this text? the water made a sound like kittens lapping. —marjorie kinnan rawlings, the yearling idiom simile

Explanation:

A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things. Here, the water's sound is compared to kittens lapping using "like", so it's a simile. An idiom is a phrase with a non - literal meaning not based on comparison with "like"/"as".

Answer:

B. simile