Question

*Identify the device used: The night is dark as a black stone.*

1️⃣ Simile
2️⃣ Metaphor
3️⃣ Alliteration
4️⃣ None of these​

Answer 1

The used device is simile.

• In the English grammar, the simile is a well known phrase that is used for showing the similarity between two things. In any simile, "like", "as" etc. are mandatorily used, to show similarity between two things.
• In the given sentence, there is a similarly potryaed between the night and the stone, about being same level of black. And, the use of "as" can be also observed. (ie. dark as a black stone)
• So, the given device is obviously a simile.

Answer 2

Answer:

Identify the device used: The night is dark as a black stone.

• 'The night is dark as a black stone' is an example of Simile.

• Simile is a figure of speech and it is used to compare something to something else by using 'like' or 'as'.

• Here in the sentence 'as' has been used to make comparison between the night and a black stone to show the darkness.

• This way the given sentence is an example of Simile.

• Example : The baby is cute as a kitten.