Question

What literary device is primarily used in Claudia’s description of her father?

• A. Metaphor
• B. Personification
• C. Hyperbole
• D. Simile

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Simile

Claudia describes her father using comparisons such as "his eyebrows bend like black limbs of leafless trees" and "a cliff of snow threatening to avalanche." These are direct comparisons using "like" or "as," which is the hallmark of similes. The use of winter imagery intensifies his cold, imposing presence but doesn't reach the exaggeration of hyperbole or the animation of inanimate objects required for personification.