Question

(The Most Handsome Dead Man in the World)

"They went around like frightened chickens pecking at treasure from a chest..." (Marquez 3).

The above quote is an example of what literary device?

Question 9

a.) simile


b.) metaphor


c.) personification


d.) onomatopoeia

Answer 1

This is a simile because it uses the word "like". Whenever two things are being compared with the words "like" or "as", it is a simile. Any other comparison is a metaphor. So the answer is A

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Answer 2

Answer:

a.) Simile

Explanation:

Similes are literary devices that compare one thing, person, place, element, idea or action to another while using the words “as” or “like” and that is often employed in literature writings to make it more colorful and interesting and give readers new insights.

The quote is an example of this device as it compares the way they went around to the way frightened chickens pecking at treasure from a chest move, while using the word like.