Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows. The late afternoon sky bloomed in the window for a moment like the blue honey of th Mediterranean-then the shrill voice of Mrs. McKee called me back into the room. Which of the following figurative language devices is present in this passage? (3 points) Alliteration Idiom Personification Simile

The excerpt from The Great Gatsby describes the late afternoon sky as blooming in the window like the blue honey of the Mediterranean. This comparison using the word "like" is a simile, which is a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as". In this case, the sky is compared to blue honey, which is a simile. Therefore, the correct answer is Simile.