TCAP English II EOC Practice Questions - Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program English II End-of-Course Assessment Exam

Question Number 5


Read the excerpt from Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage': 'The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.' Which figurative language device is used in this sentence, and what effect does it achieve?
✔ Correct Answer:
A simile that emphasizes the unnatural, flattened appearance of the sun above the battlefield.