Question

What figurative language device is used in the following passage: "It was the first time his father had even spoken the name of the place he’d been, and it was like a winter frost covered everything in the room. It ended the conversation as quickly as it had begun" (61).

Answer 1

Answer:

metaphor...

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Answer 2

Answer:

It's an example of simile.

Though someone can say that it is an example of Hyperbole.

Explanation:

If you start taking the line '...like a winter...' then it's a simile.

But if you take it from 'Winter frost... room' then it's hyperbole.