Question

authors technique in words with a mummy
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
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses

what is a simile?

• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• a comparison between two unlike things using \like\ or \as\

Explanation:

A simile is defined as a figure of speech that compares two distinct items by using the words "like" or "as". The other options describe different literary devices (hyperbole and situational irony), so the correct choice matches the core definition of a simile.

Answer:

a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"