Everything in the world had a strong rattle, sharp and short like Stew Beef vibrating the drum head near the edge with his fingers. Which literary device does Hurston use in this quote from the novel? metaphor satire simile personification
Simile you know when an author is using simile because they use like or as so in this case... “Like stew beef vibrating the drum head near the edge with his fingers” hope this helps :)
