Question

Which literary device is used in this quote? ""I paused on the steps of my Spanish Revival bungalow and watched the orchids bloom like flame"" (Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus) "
Irony
Simile
Allusion
Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

The literary device used in the quote is **Simile**. The phrase "watched the orchids bloom like flame" compares the blooming orchids to a flame using "like," which is characteristic of a simile.