"Dulce et Decorum Est"--Wilfred Owen What is the term for the figure of speech used in these lines: "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, / Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge"?

A. apostrophe
B. hyperbole
C. allusion
D. simile


Answer: D

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