Question

Read this excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi:
[A] pile of "skids" on the slope of the stone-paved wharf, and the fragrant town drunkard asleep in the shadow of them; two or three wood flats at the head of the wharf..."
Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?
A) Metaphor
B) Hyperbole
C) Imagery
D) First person

Answer 1

That would be C, imagery.
When I read the passage, I can clearly imagine the wharf Twain is describing.

Answer 2

i think the answer is C.