Simile. It's comparing using the word like.
Explanation:
the passage says all men and women are equal... and honored are tho who gave up their life for the war
<span>"Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform." Is the sentence that really shows mockery the best. While the author was praising him for what he was doing in the beginning it ends with such a mocking tone it changes the way you look at the rest of the reading.</span>