GCELiterature in EnglishPoetry Analysis2021

In the line 'The market women chattered like a flock of weaver birds,' the poet uses

AMetaphor
BAlliteration
CSimileCORRECT
DSynecdoche
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
A simile makes a direct comparison between two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as.' The comparison here is between market women and weaver birds, connected by 'like,' making it a simile. A metaphor would state the comparison directly without 'like' or 'as.'
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