What lit. element is this: Aunt Alexandra would have been analogous to Mount Everst...she was cold and there.?

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this is from Harper Lee's to kill a mockingbird...i need to know what literary element the above quote is...is it similie a meteaphor what?

2006-08-20 05:28:30 · 3 answers · asked by Need help w.English h-work 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

Actually, I think it's a simile since using 'analagous' is like using 'like'. It doesn't say that Aunt Alexandra is Mount Everest.

2006-08-25 12:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Lea A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That would be a metaphor. If the words "like" or "as" is used to describe, then it would be a simile. Good luck.

2006-08-20 05:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Helper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

metaphor

2006-08-24 12:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by Caffeinated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋