Question

Then sleek as a lizard and alert and abrupt' which figure of speech is this ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Simile: In this figure of speech, one thing is compared to another. An example of simile in this poem is 'sleek as a lizard'. Metaphor: In this figure of speech, a word/ phrase is used to represent something else.May 23, 2020

Answer 2

Answer:

Simile: as sleek as a lizard

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way.