Name the poetic device used in the given line from Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales "Nor that a Monk, when he is cloisterless, is like unto a fish that's waterless."
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A.
Simile
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B.
Metaphor
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C.
Litotes
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D.
Personification
Correct Answer:
A. Simile
Explanation:
The correct answer is Simile. A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using connective words such as like or as. In this line from Chaucer, the monk is explicitly compared to a fish out of water using the phrase is like unto, which identifies the poetic device as a simile.
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