The passage includes the following lines: "What a hot and strong grasp he had! and how like quarried marble was his pale, firm, massive front at this moment!" These lines can best be described as
A.
personification.
B.
metaphor.
C.
irony.
D. ****(Am I correct?)
simile.
E.
alliteration.
Yes. The word “like” tells you it’s a simile.
D.
simile.
The correct answer is D. simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as." In the given lines, the comparison is made between the grasp of someone's hand and quarried marble.
The lines "What a hot and strong grasp he had! and how like quarried marble was his pale, firm, massive front at this moment!" contain a comparison between two things using the words "like" and "was." This comparison is indicating a similarity between the qualities of the two things being compared. Therefore, the lines are an example of a simile.
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the speaker is comparing the hot and strong grasp of the subject to the characteristics of quarried marble (pale, firm, massive). This comparison helps the reader to visualize and understand the intensity and solidity of the subject's grasp.
So, the correct answer is D. simile.