Read the line below: "The dry leaves danced across the pavement like playful children." Wh… — JAMB UTME

Read the line below:

"The dry leaves danced across the pavement like playful children."

Which figure of speech is used in the line above to compare the leaves to children?

Simile

The correct response is Simile because the excerpt explicitly compares dry leaves to playful children using the comparative signal word 'like'.

Identify the comparative structure in the poetic line.

The line compares 'dry leaves' to 'playful children' using the word 'like'.

Explicit connectors such as 'like' or 'as' indicate a direct comparison.

Classify the figure of speech based on the identified structure.

A figure of speech comparing two distinct things using 'like' or 'as' is defined as a simile.

Applying standard literary definitions confirms the device used.

Simile

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