Question

Read the lines below from the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro and answer the question that follows.

My father won’t talk about the numbers 3-7-8-2-5 between the wrist and elbow blue as blood as his left forearm.

Which technique is used in these excerpted lines?
A. irony
B. fixed verse
C. simile
D. conceit

Answer 1

SIMILE IS THE ANSWER! I think at least I did the same thing! but I cant get the exact answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is:  [C]:  "simile" .
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   Refer to:  "... blue as blood [as his left forearm] ..." .
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   A  literary device that involves a comparison using the words "like" or "as" is known as a:  "simile" .
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