Which literary device is used in this sentence from james joyce’s “araby”? but my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires. motif metaphor hyperbole simile

The answer is the last choice, "Simile."

A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another. The sentence uses the word "like" to compare the person's body to a harp. Another comparison is then made in which the word "like" is used to compare a woman's words and gestures to the hands of those playing the harp.

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