Question

authors technique
which technique is used in the following passage from the story of an hour? \...a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.\
hyperbole - extreme exaggeration used to make a point
simile - a comparison of two things using \like\ or \as\
personification - attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Explanation:

The passage compares Mrs. Mallard’s sobbing to a child’s sobbing in dreams using the word "as", which fits the definition of a simile. Hyperbole involves exaggeration (not present here), and personification attributes human traits to nonhumans (also not present). Thus, the correct technique is simile.

Answer:

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