Literacy device

Question

 Identify the literary devices used in the sentences below. No further explanation is required.

1. The men at the windows had not yet swooped into the Hall, like birds of prey from their high 

​perches. 

2. Every green leaf, every blade of grass and blade of grain, was as shriveled and poor as the miserable people. 

Answer 1

1. "like birds of prey" is a simile
2. "as shriveled and poor as the miserable people" is also a simile

You can identify a simile with phrases preceded by words such as "like" and "as." Hope that helps! :-)

Answer 2

These are similes (using like or as)