Question

What literary device does the following excerpt from the story contain?

Mr. Pravat knew a gifted student when he saw one, and Clegg Simmons was one smart cookie.
A. metaphor
B. allusion
C. personification
D. simile

Answer 1

A. Metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that asserts that one element (person, animal, thing, quality, event, etc.) is similar to another element, not literally but figuratively. They are similar to similes except that metaphors do not use words such as "like" or "as" to make the comparison.

The excerpt provided has a metaphor because it figuratively compares Clegg Simmons to "one smart cookie."

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure that the excerpt given above contains metaphor. Because of "smart cookie.". So your answer is A.