Read the sentence below: Madison was a gazelle running over the finish line. Which literary device is used in this sentence? Allusion Analogy Metaphor Simile
The answer is a metaphor. Metaphors compare two unlike things by saying one thing is another. It's not a simile since it does not use like. Allusions are phrases that people use normally like "she read between the lines". In this one, Madison is said to be a gazelle. This means she is fast and graceful