Question

read the following passage from chapter 19 of mary shelley’s frankenstein?
“i now also began to collect the materials necessary for my new creation, and this was to me like the torture of single drops of water continually falling on the head.
what literary element is best described in this passage?
○ simile
○ personification
○ concrete diction
○ editing

Explanation:

The passage uses "like" to compare the experience of collecting materials to "the torture of single drops of water continually falling on the head," which is the defining feature of a simile (a direct comparison using "like" or "as").

Answer:

A. simile