Read the sentence. Lori is as strong as an ox, so I'm sure it will be no problem for her to help you bring those boxes up to the third floor. What type of figurative language is the phrase "as strong as an ox"?

The phrase compares Lori’s strength to an ox’s strength using the word “as.” A comparison that uses “like” or “as” is a simile, so the correct choice is simile.

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