Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"I will do so, I promise you," answered Sancho, "and will keep this precept as carefully as Sunday."

This excerpt from Don Quixote includes an example of _____.
A.metaphor
B.personification
C.simile
D.symbol

Respuesta :

The answer should be C, a simile. Similes are comparisons that use like or as.

Answer: C. Simile.

Explanation: a simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" or "as." The given excerpt from "Don Quixote" includes a clear example of a simile, specifically in the phrase "and will keep this precept as carefully as Sunday" it is comparing the care he will put in the precept with the one he puts in Sunday.

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