Question

1. character analysis: explain the impact different people within the story have on the text.
2. literary technique: (a)make how the technique is used to communicate the ideas within the text and (b) impact the audience.
3. graphic organizer: use tables and graphics to keep track of important elements found within the text.
4. get the gist: write small summaries of short portions of the text as you read to better understand the full meaning.
5. name your favorite parts: record what parts of the text personally resonate with you.

use the active reading of literary techniques to identify which literary device is used in the following excerpt from the great gatsby? \...a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens...\

allusion - an author’s reference to another work, person, or event
simile - a comparison of two things using \like\ or \as\
onomatopoeia - a word that sounds like the noise it is representing

Explanation:

To identify the literary device, we analyze each option:

• Allusion: Requires a reference to another work/person/event, which is not present here.
• Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as". The excerpt has "ashes grow like wheat", using "like" to compare ashes' growth to wheat's growth.
• Onomatopoeia: Involves words that sound like their referent, not applicable here.

Answer:

B. simile - a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" (assuming the middle option is labeled as B; if the options are unlabeled, the middle option with the simile definition)