Question

Read the passage.

Armando sat on the couch. Everyone else seemed to be having fun. He hated parties. Like an oyster, he closed his shell, and wouldn’t talk to anyone.
Which figure of speech, or literary device, does the author use in the passage?


personification
metaphor
simile
allusion

Answer 1

the answer is simile

Answer 2

Answer: C) Simile.

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." In the given passage, we can see a clear example of a simile (corresponding to option C) that compares Armando  not talking to anyone to an oyster closing his shell, using the word "like" to make the comparison.