Question

The comparison of the muck to a leech is an example of A) a simile. B) a metaphor. C) point of view. D) personification.

Answer 1

A) a simile.

Step-by-step explanation:

Simile is a rhetorical figure used in literature to compare two things, objects or people. Its difference with metaphors is its simplicity, a more complex comparison would be place in a metaphor level.

Answer 2

A Simile. This is because it is comparing the muck to a leech using the words "as if".