Question

Question 1

His black boots always sparkled with polish and his yellow-blond hair was parted at the
held perfectly in place with something that made comb marks stand out in it, like a fiela
just been tilled.

What literary devices are used in the passage?​

Answer 1

This excerpt is from 'the boy in striped pajamas'. Imagery and simile are used inthese lines.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author uses imagery to show that the boots sparkled with polish and the yellow blond hair. Imagery is a literary device used to describe objects in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

Simile is used because the word 'Like' is used to compare the hair, with the comb marks, to a field that has just been tilted. A simile uses as or like to compare two things. by showing the similarity.

The boy's hair with comb marks is compared to a field that is tilled.