Identify the literary device in the following sentence:
They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip, as though all the while feeling him make sure he was there. It was like men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water.

Metaphor

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Allusion

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Analogy

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Personification

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Solution

The correct option is B Analogy
Analogy is a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Here, "men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water" is an analogy - it provides a vivid imagery that makes it clear to the reader exactly how the crowd sorrounded him. So, the answer here is option C.

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Identify the literary device in the following sentence: They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip, as though all the while feeling him make sure he was there. It was like men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water.

Identify the literary device in the following sentence:
They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip, as though all the while feeling him make sure he was there. It was like men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water.