Question

The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold'. Choose the correct Figure of Speech. * 1 point metaphor aliteration simile consonance

Answer 1

The correct figure of speech in the line "The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold" is **simile**. Simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." In this line, the comparison is made using "like," likening the Assyrian's arrival to a wolf descending on the fold.