Question

"Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity." -Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, 1856

The quote above is an example of a(n):
A. simile
B. alliteration
C. irony
D. metaphor

Answer 1

"is like a . . ."

Which of your examples uses "like" or "as?"

Answer 2

simile