Question

Read the following line from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Then answer the question that follows.

In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough...
Which figurative language device is present in this line?
Allusion
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile

Answer 1

Simile

Step-by-step explanation:

Comparing a man casting off his years to a snake casting off his slough. Uses word "as" to compare making it a simile

Answer 2

Answer: Simile

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