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Which literary device is most evident in the sentence ‘The wind howled like a banshee over the deserted corridors’?

hard MCQ 2 marks Class 12 · English · The Third Level
  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Alliteration
  4. Hyperbole
Answer
Simile

The correct answer is Simile — Hence the correct device is a simile.

Step-by-step solution

  1. The sentence compares wind to a banshee.
  2. The comparison is explicit using ‘like’.
  3. This is the definition of a simile.
  4. Hence the correct device is a simile.
Common mistake: Mistaking it for metaphor due to the comparison

Concept tested: Identification of simile

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