Which figure of speech is used in the idiom as dead as a doornail?( )
Which figure of speech is used in the idiom as dead as a doornail?( )
A、Personification.
B、Metaphor.
C、Simile.
D、Synecdoche.
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:本题考查习语使用的修辞手法。personification:拟人;metaphor:暗喻;simile:明喻;synecdoche:借代。as dead as a doornail字面意思是“死得像门钉一样了”,指的是被彻底遗忘或废弃的,此处使用了明喻的修辞手法。故C选项符合题意。
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