Question

What literary tool is Mark Twain using when he humorously describes the sadness, loneliness, and regret that Becky Thatcher feels after she and Tom quarrel and she rejects his attempt to give her his most prized possession, a brass knob?
A.
satire

B.
metaphor

C.
dialect

D.
simile

Answer 1

Answer : metaphor

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Answer 2

This would be employing a metaphor. The character's refusal to hand over the brass knob is a metaphor for their unwillingness to see eye-to-eye.