Question

What literary device is used in the phrase: “each step echoing into the silence like a memory half-forgotten”?

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

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Simile

• The phrase uses “like” to compare the echo to a forgotten memory.

• That’s a classic simile construction.

• Not a metaphor or alliteration here.