Name the literary element in each quotation.Defend your answer using the definition of the element.


1-"A sudden little river crossed my path/As unexpected as a serpent comes"
"Childe roland to the Dark Tower Came"

2-"if i promised,i believe/i should fret to break chain"
"Promises Like Pie-Crust"

3-"Oh Gwendolyn is as right as a trivet"
The Importance of Being Earnest

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i'm take british lit in the american academy too...

this is what i think the answers are

1 simile (use of the word as/like)
2 repetition(repeats the word I)
3 also a simile (compares Gwedolyn to a trivet and use of the word "as")

hope this helps, good luck