Question

literary devices in the danger of lying in e
literary devices

• sarcasm: saying or doing the opposite of what

you really mean in order to mock or convey
contempt

• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using

\like\ or \as\

• metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things

without using \like\ or \as\

• hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration used to

make a point

• personification: attributing human

characteristics to nonhuman things

• situational irony: when the opposite of what

you expect actually happens

• repetition: a word or phrase used multiple times

to make a point

what is a simile?

• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• saying or doing the opposite of what you really mean in

order to mock or convey contempt

Explanation:

From the provided literary devices definitions, a simile is defined as a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". The first option is hyperbole, the third is sarcasm. So the correct option is the second one.

Answer:

B. a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"