The following quote from "Simon Starts Forth to Fight the 'Tiger,' and Falls in with a Candidate Whom He 'Does' to a Cracklin'" contains an example of which literary element?
"...whose spots, more attractive than those of its namesake of the forest, dazzle and lure, like the brilliantly varying hues of the charmer snake, the more intensely and irresistibly, the longer they are looked upon..."

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Irony

Metaphor