Question

In "My Father Is a Simple Man," what do the lines "and when the bitter-hard reality / comes at me like a punishing / evil stranger" contain?

a. a simile
b. a rhyming couplet
c. an allusion
d. a metaphor

Answer 1

Its (A) a smile, i got it correct.

Explanation: I hope everyone's day was going great.

Answer 2

a.) A simile.

The use of the word "like" in comparing two different things is an indication of the use of simile.

Though it is not one of the choices, personification also is used in the lines. Personification is giving human traits to animals, objects, and ideas-- "bitter hard reality comes at me".