As we both fed our eyes wistfully at the used under wear section. Vivian noticed a heap of women's undenvear. a mixture of braziers of various sizes and designs. panties, g-strings and tongs. underskirts, lingerie of different colours, all heaped and scattered on a big bedspread like a pile of rubbish. Some were quite ancient and threadbare. while a few appeared not to have suffered much oppression in the hands and private parts of their previous owners. It was apparent that the international businessman who imported such inglorious assortment had agents with prongs. long enough to dig deep into the deepest and fathermost refuse bins and home.
.... all heaped and scattered on a big bedspread like a pile of rubbish
The figure of speech used in that quotation is ____________
A. metaphor B. simile C. hyperbole D. pun
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The use of an expression comparing a thing with another, always including the words "as" or "like" is known as simile. In the expression all heaped and scattered on a big bedspread like a pile of rubbish: the writer compares the stack of substandard wears to a heap of refuse. This is to accentuate the writer 's reproof for the use of such wears.
