Question

The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. Which literary device has the author used in this sentence? Can you think of another way (either a simile or a metaphor) to describe the same person and his situation?
(This question is from Treasure Island

Answer 1

Answer:

There is a simile: "...peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse."

Explanation:

A simile is a literary device that uses like or as to compare something/someone