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Which literary device is used in the description of Santiago as a Christ-like figure?

AAllegory

BSimile

CIrony

DAlliteration

Answer:

A. Allegory

Read Explanation:

Allegory is a literary device that uses characters, events, and figures to represent abstract ideas, while the other literary devices are:

  • Simile

    A figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as". For example, "He is as brave as a lion". 

  • Irony

    A contrast between what is said and what is meant. For example, verbal irony is when a writer says one thing but means something else. 

  • Alliteration

    The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words


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