Question 46
Figures of Speech'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
- A.simile
- B.epigram
- C.climax
- D.anticlimax.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (climax)
Explanation
Events rise step by step in seriousness to death: climax.