Select the sentence below that contains figurative language. * •Building the transcontinental railroad was a huge job.

•Workers worked year round, in snowstorms and heat waves.

•They laid track through mountains, over valleys, and across rivers.

•In 1840, only 3,000 miles of track had been laid. By 1890, 164,000 miles of track snaked its way across the country.

*What type of figurative language? *