Question

Danielle is reading a long narrative poem about the deeds of knights and princesses. In this work, the author makes lengthy and involved comparisons. Which figure of speech is the author using in the poem? personification imagery dead metaphor epic simile

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Epic simile

Explanation:

A figure of speech refers to the use of non-literary or figurative language in words or phrases to create abstract concepts, give emphasis, among others,  this includes the use of metaphor, simile, personification, parallelism, euphemism, etc. In the case of similes, this figure of speech is about establishing similarities or comparing two concepts by using words such as "like" or "as". Additionally, similes can be of different types including epic similes in which the simile is long and detailed and use in many cases to compare the events that are part of an epic such as the action or deeds or knights or warriors, heroes, gods, princesses, etc. This is the case of the narrative Danielle is reading as the author of this narratives uses detailed and involved comparison or similes with characters of that belong to the epic genre. Therefore, the figure of speech used by the author in the poem is "epic simile".

Answer 2

B epic simile
is the correct answer