This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation.

In the morning Benjamin complained of a headache; at noon he collapsed; by midnight he was as dead and cold as a stone.
The dominant literary device in the above statement is

DaveChuks2005

1 year ago

it's Climax oo
try to understand a question before jumping to answer it
the instruction said
the dominant device hence the answer coz simile was found in only one line while climax was dominant coz climax is the highest building point of the tension which you can see clearly with the build up of this poem

OnyedikaVictor

9 years ago

The ans is C.cos the questions asked that a dominant literary device. And simile wasn't cos it was found on just one line.

xteriouslord

9 years ago

he was ''as'' dead and cold ''as'' a stone.



That's a Clear Indication Of Simile. Thus the answer should be Simile.