The bolded line "it was now like one of those moving monsters wending with many feet" uses simile as the figurative language device. This is evident because it uses the word "like" to make a comparison between the group of soldiers and a "moving monster."
Question 7
Read the passage from The Red Badge of Courage. Answer the question that follows.
A moment later the regiment went swinging off into the darkness. It was now like one of those moving monsters wending with many feet. The air was heavy, and cold with dew.
In the bolded line, which figurative language device is used to describe the group of soldiers?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
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