Question

Which figure of speech is used in the following excerpt from the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare?

And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school.

A.simile

B.onomatopoeia

C.personification

D.metaphor

Answer 1

The answer is A. simile

Answer 2

Answer: A) Simile.

Step-by-step explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." In the given excerpt from the play "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare, we can see an example of a simile that compares a boy that doesn't want to go to school, to a creeping snail. The comparison is made using the word "like."