So i was talking to my frand and he takes sooo long to reply and im just waiting staring breathing and needing to pee ;-; it takes like 3 mins for him to reply which sucks cuz i wanna talk to him

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.