Question

excerpt from \some words with a mummy\ by edgar allan poe. when, with a movement of exceeding life - likeness, the mummy first drew up its right knee so as to bring it nearly in contact with the abdomen, and then, straightening the limb with inconceivable force, bestowed a kick upon doctor ponnonner, which had the effect of discharging that gentleman, like an arrow from a catapult, through a window into the street below. which literary device is used in this passage? simile - a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\ hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration used to make a point metaphor - a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\

Explanation:

The text says "discharging that gentleman, like an arrow from a catapult", using "like" to compare the way the gentleman is sent flying to an arrow from a catapult. This is the characteristic of a simile.

Answer:

simile - a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"