Question

Read the excerpt from the poem “I Am Offering This Poem.”

I am offering this poem to you,
since I have nothing else to give.
Keep it like a warm coat
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,

What literary device does the author use in the third line of the excerpt?

a simile
a metaphor
rhyme
repetition

Answer 1

In the third line of the excerpt, the author uses **a simile**. The phrase "like a warm coat" compares the poem to a warm coat using "like," which is characteristic of a simile.