What figure of speech makes an explicit comparison between two items using 'like' or 'as'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A simile
- Step 1: A direct comparison using explicit connective markers such as 'like' or 'as' is a simile. Step 2. Phrases like 'bold as a leopard' or 'swims like a fish' are similes. Answer: A simile. Why not the others: 'Metaphor' compares directly without like or as; 'Oxymoron' combines contradictions; 'Alliteration' repeats initial consonants.
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